Daily Life Simulacrum: Collection of sounds, images, objects, friends and othersby Blu Simon Wasem
Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 6 PM
Sa Sa Art Projects, #26-28 E2, White Building, Sothearos Blvd.
In Khmer and English translation.
During his six-week residency at Sa Sa Art Projects, Blu Simon Wasem has been collaborating with Cambodian artists, including from the White Building, Phnom Penh and Battambang. These collaborations have involved sound and visual projects. Daily Life Simulacrum is a culmination of these encounters. Resisting the notion that the work is “about” Cambodia, Wasem insists that “I don’t have any hope to communicate any hidden meaning. My project doesn’t talk about nothing, it just exists itself.” The artist explains that “I set up a state of spirit to let myself be contaminated by everything that comes to me. I’ve been contaminated by Khmer traditional dance and the bloody history as well, by virus, fungus and bacteria even. I let myself be influenced by many winds, but not passively.” In Daily Life Simulacrum, Wasem offers a selection of sketches and notes, illustrations and found objects, and a live performance. Wasem promises that the evening will end in a new act of collaboration, with the audience themselves.
The artist thanks: Jeremy Mines, Katia Lyra, Pen Robit, Alec Schacner, Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, Loven Ramos, Darren Swallow, Bo Rithy and Roeun Sokhom (Studio Arts, Battambang).
About Blu Simon Wasem
Blu Simon Wasem (b. Criciuma, Brazil, 1987) is an interdisciplinary artist with a particular focus on experimental sound, music and performance. He has been based in Southeast Asia for the past two years, recently spending time in Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, working on various performance-based projects. His selected performances include Meta-ritual em 3 momentos, Fabrica Braco de Prata, Lizbon (2010), 무 . NADA . Pursuit of Nothingness, Openspace Bae, Busan (2013) and Hell's Cuteness Delivery Service, Artistry, Singapore (2013). More about Blu Simon Wasem at: blusimonwasem.weebly.com
