The feeling of loss… Connecting the artists first job, 7 years ago, and a changed of his career accentuated by the changed of location of his old café, where the artist did his beginnings and ended with a solo exhibition to close his place. At the same time in the news, there was the tragic disappearance of the ancient turtle on the Hoan Kiem Lake that left the whole country saddened for its loss. The news and is own personal events inspired the artist to create a painting about the symbolism of change and rebirth. The solo exhibition, cuffed to freedom, where he featured himself as the female in the painting cuffed to the ancient tree of the Lake Hoan Kiem the centenary tree that represents a destiny that one can’t escape. The house that he moved from is represented by its symbol in red dated from 1930´s. According to Vietnamese legend, emperor Lê Lợi along with his magic sword "Thuận Thiên" (meaning Heaven's Will) was boating on the lake when a golden turtle God named Kim Qui surfaced from the water. Kim Qui asked for Lê Lợi's sword which had been lended to him by the Dragon King Long Vương. Lê Lợi concluded that the Dragon King was Kim Qui's master who came to collect the sword. He gave the sword to the turtle who ascended back into the water along with the sword. To commemorate this event, Lê Lợi renamed the lake from Luc Thuy (Green Water) to Hoàn Kiếm (Lake of the Returned Sword). There have been documented several turtles on the lake but the last one was found dead on 19 January 2016 and was believed to be over 100 years. It's death was deeply mourned and was considered a tragic environmental and cultural loss for the country.