Posted in Other Goodies, visual art on Dec 25th, 2010
Over the years we have done annual holiday cards for organisations I work for. (Most organizations and companies try to go for a generic holiday card but Christmas imagery is hard to avoid.) Naturally, I try to localize ('Cambodianize'?) them. Here is the whole batch so far, including this year's!
“Riek ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, Other Goodies on Nov 16th, 2010
A 4 day weekend!
Naturally my idea of fun is taking a 10 hour bus ride up to remote Ratanakiri province, where Banlung is the tiny Khmer speaking oasis in the midst of 12 different ethnic groups. Forest everywhere, sprouting from red earth. I landed at Tree Tops guest house (above), ...
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"You come to see the Monster?" I was asked. I nodded and got pointed upstairs to the Cinema.
In addition to a heap of electronic equipment I spotted a Kse Diev (a string instrument held against the player's body), a Tro (a violin-sounding string instrument that uses a membrane for its ...
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The crust of rice at the bottom of a big pot? Usually recycled for later eating, depending on how burnt it is.
On my bike I spotted a pile of rice pot husks in transit. I whipped out my camera phone (kids, don't try this at home...)
Chase the rice...
Chase the rice...
Chase ...
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IN-FORM
Royal University of Fine Arts - Phnom Penh May 28th - June 6th
Hotel de la Paix - Siem Reap June 8th
- August 8th
The start of an exciting phase for Cambodian Stone sculpture.
Background of the Contemporary Stone Carving Project
This project was implemented by British artist Sasha Constable and
made possible through the ...
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