Bright the Below is the artist’s first exhibition after nearly 10 years of living in Vietnam. The artist's practice blends the wanderlust of science fiction culture with distinctive imagery and painting techniques. With decaying robots, shattered cockpits, surreal landscapes, and handmade objects, Martin’s art evokes a relentless and endless journey to the edge of life, a process without a clear goal, yet filled with drama and poetry.

The exhibition includes a collaboration between Martin and Jakarta-based writer Bod Edrian, who contributed content to the art book And Having Died/Dies Again, created specifically for this exhibition. This show also marks the curatorial debut of artist Hà Ninh Pham, in which he experimented a new framework to redefine the concept of the local. Most of the works were produced in 2024, shaped by a year of artistic and personal exchanges among the three collaborators.