This hammered brass singing bowl, hand-pounded by the artist from leftover artillery shells recovered in Quang Tri, is meant to be activated, inviting the viewer to create a curative soundscape. After shaping, the artist worked with a sound healer who tuned the vessel to a precisely-calibrated healing frequency. The note and frequency of the bell bowl is stamped at the bottom of the base.

In the making of the singing bowls, Nguyen transforms objects of war into objects capable of healing. He writes, "Concepts of reincarnation and karma, beyond their local and traditional cultural contexts, are like sonic resonance, connecting archives and alignments and solidarities across time and space. I have understood this as a process of transformation based on vibrations, a “trembling,” if you will. The vibrations of metal trembling reflect a landscape trembling, a people trembling, even a world trembling. And this trembling is not of fear but of hope for regenerative change."