The driftwood was found in the Tien River in An Giang Province. Khanh inherited the collection from his uncle Nguyen Van Nghi, who ran a sand mining business on the Tien River, a major river in the Mekong Delta. During his 15-year career, Nghi fished out more than 3,000 cubic meters of driftwood from the river. He decided to turn the wood into art.

Nghi hired over 30 artisans from craft villages throughout Vietnam to spend up to five years to sculpture the driftwood into over 50 giant artworks, including two sets of 12 animal designations, Buddha statues, a 24.5m painting, a house, a set of chairs and table, and other items.

“Driftwood comes from great trees several hundred years old. The trees have been on the riverbed for hundreds of years so only the core of the trees remain. The driftwood, thus, is very durable and hard. It is almost impossible to identify what kind of the wood it is," Khanh said.

Khanh said artisans sculpt artworks based on the natural shape of the driftwood.

Besides the unique collection of driftwood-made artworks, Khanh owns a collection of motorbikes with special registration plates.

Khanh’s collections:

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