𝒞𝑜𝒹𝑒 𝒮𝓊𝓇𝒻𝒾𝓃𝑔

🀥 CodeSurfing uses technology to manifest art in all kinds of forms. From that, we channel the harmony between us human and our surrounding nature. 🀥 CodeSurfing uses technology to manifest art in all kinds of forms. From that, we channel the harmony between us human and our surrounding nature. 🀥 CodeSurfing uses technology to manifest art in all kinds of forms. From that, we channel the harmony between us human and our surrounding nature. 🀥 CodeSurfing uses technology to manifest art in all kinds of forms. From that, we channel the harmony between us human and our surrounding nature. 🀥 CodeSurfing uses technology to manifest art in all kinds of forms. From that, we channel the harmony between us human and our surrounding nature. 🀥 CodeSurfing uses technology to manifest art in all kinds of forms. From that, we channel the harmony between us human and our surrounding nature. 🀥 CodeSurfing uses technology to manifest art in all kinds of forms. From that, we channel the harmony between us human and our surrounding nature. 🀥

CodeSurfing (or Lướt Code) is a backyard-science study club in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. CodeSurfing supports interdisciplinary study in art and technology. Activities at CodeSurfing includes community gatherings, workshops, courses, and collaborative research projects.

Manifesto

At CodeSurfing, technology is at its oneness with life and nature. Our studies seek to understand and foster the harmony between technology, artists, and the surrounding environment.

At CodeSurfing, technology does not limit itself within coding. It encompasses tools, machines, systems, algorithms, and logic that are already integral to our daily lives. Our studies support experiments on learning, archiving, and continuing these valuable local assets.

Participants

CodeSurfing provides a collaborative space for everyone to study, regardless of background, age, sexual orientation, or belief. We welcome art practitioners from all mediums to come have fun with us in the united voice of technology.

CodeSurfing pursues accessibility in technology through education. We believe that given the opportunity to learn, everyone can find their freedom and their unique vision in using technology. From decentralizing tech education, we as a community challenge the capitalistic and patriarchal norms of our current society and the tech industry.

Friends

CodeSurfing thanks our beloved friends for their support in helping us realize this vision.

Processing Foundation, Van Lang University, Fulbright University, wedogood, Reading Cabin, 3năm Studio, Không Trung Bar, Sàn Art, Lưu Chữ

Prof. Mathura Govindarajan, Uyên Đồng, Ivy Võ, Liên Phạm, Tùng Anh, Joe Tyler, Hani Ngô, Lê Quốc Huy


Team

CodeSurfing was created and developed by a collective of artists from different fields.

Nhan Phan

academics
emailwebsite

Nhan is a technologist in data and machine learning. Emerged from photography, his projects explore the application of coding in len-based practices. He makes prints, zines, and films as a shelter for his memory, dream, and fantasy. Nhan was a fellow of Processing Fellowship 2023. There, he founded CodeSurfing.

Yui Nguyen

project management
email

Yui is a diverse content writer, handling feature articles, social media posts, brand stories, profiling, translations, book reviews, and more. Yui has a deep interest in how language, culture, and historical content are expressed on digital space. Yui's works have been featured in Vietcetera, Saigoneer, and Mekong Review. Yui is also a scriptwriter at India Lost & Found and participated in the Summer 2024 course at the School for Poetic Computation.

Ngoc Vo

visual communication
emailig

Design by day, riso by noon, pole dance by night.

Audition Tournament

gathering

Reminiscing our 00s, CodeSurfing invites participants to come back to the dance floor of Audition — an online game that was once (and still) the sensation among our generation.

Nhin Minh

course

Us in our space. Gravitated toward the the reflection of human on our surrounding environment, the 1-month course guides participants to explore computer vision techniques using p5.js.

WeDoCode

course

Basic p5.js with experiments and practices on Risograph with wedogood.

Farewell technologies

gathering

Reminiscing about the Internet of the 00s to revive our love in technology, now in the 20s.

Love Letters

gathering

Backyard session to talk about intimacy in creating with technology.

Tales of Random

workshop

Tech in writing: Explore randomness in writing, fortune, and algorithm.

ML @ Van Lang University

workshop

Exploring Machine Learning and its application in visual design.