His work concerns itself in relation to public and private space, and addresses ideas of individual ownership.
Without a clear purpose in mind or the intention to travel in the most efficient manner, the two artist went on a short road trip exposing themselves to random opportunities that comes in their way.
The work consists of performative actions and subtle interventions that were conducted resulting in the form of photo documentation.
Apartment #201 (2008) is a piece Tran created for “Everything Should Be Made as Simple as Possible, but Not Simpler”, an exhibition focusing on minimalist and conceptualist strategies by young artists.
Tran’s re-positioning transforms bench into auratic object of its prior uses while creating new, although temporary, situation.
[6] In 2012, Ron Tran was named recipients of the $12,000 2012 VIVA Awards, granted annually by the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation.