Sound Wave: Documentation of a performanceby Sok Chanrado

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, Sok Chanrado explored sound and performance making. He is interested in the role of media, and in particular exploring its freedom and transparency, as well as its influence on public opinion. In Sound Wave, Sok presents a mixed media installation, incorporating a bicycle specially fitted with a loudspeaker. This homemade vehicle was driven by the artist around Phnom Penh; along the way, Sok stopped to ask his fellow citizens their views about the media. Recording the responses he encountered, the artist then immediately broadcast these recordings over his sound-system while riding off in search of another person to interview. The process thus repeated, over and again, in a cumulative “wave” of community-driven views. The media does not tell every story; and so citizens inform each other of news and opinions rather than relying solely on official sources. Sok Chanrado’s Sound Wave explores this dynamic in a kind of performed sound that both reflects and addresses the community around him.

About Sok Chanrado
A resident of the White Building, Sok Chanrado (b. Phnom Penh, 1994) studies mixed media and video at Sa Sa Art Projects, and also studies at the Aziza, a community school inside the White Building. His group exhibitions include The White Night (2012), Cambodian Youth Art Festival’s Snit Snaal (2012) both at Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh and The White Building and the City, The Carol Shen Gallery, New York City (2013).