Khvay Samnang
Khvay Samnang (* 1982 in Svay Rieng ) is a Cambodian multimedia artist.
life and work
Khvay Samnang graduated from the Royal Art Academy in Phnom Penh with a bachelor's degree in painting . The main topic of his work is the humanitarian and ecological effects of colonialism and globalization and in particular on the issues of expropriation and unbridled growth in Cambodia. Samnang's artistic practice encompasses the media of video , performance artists , sculpture and photography . Khvay Samnang is a founding member of the artist collective Stiev Selapak . Stiev Selapak set up two non-profit art spaces in Phnom Penh: Sa Sa Art Projects (2010) and SA SA BASSAC (2011). As part of the Sa Sa Art Project , Samnang teaches young Cambodian artists in the contemporary art class.
In 2017 Khvay Samnang and Preah Kunlong / Der Weg des Geistes , (2017) participated in documenta 14 .
Fonts (selection)
- Khvay Samnang The Land Beneath My Feet , ed. Christoph Tannert, Nicola Müllerschön, 2015, English, ISBN 978-3-86206-510-3
Web links
- Website Khvay Samnang
- Sa Sa Art Projects
- Künstlerhaus Bethanien Khvay Samnang
- Kadist Khvay Samnang Rubber Man
Individual evidence
- ↑ House of Art Khvay Samnang , accessed on 18 July 2019
- ↑ e-flux Khvay Samnang , accessed on July 19, 2019. (English)
- ↑ documenta 14, daybook Khvay Samnang , accessed on July 19, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Samnang, Khvay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cambodian multimedia artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Svay Rieng |