About the artists

Khvay Samnang (born 1982, Svay Rieng) is one of Cambodia’s most critically acclaimed and widely exhibited visual artists. His practice comprises video, photography, installation, sculpture, and performance. Samnang’s artworks often investigate complex and sensitive social, cultural and political issues, through a playful and indirect approach and an interest in manifestations of the spirit world in today’s contentious environments. Samnang graduated from the Royal University of Fine Arts in 2007, and he has exhibited in 15 countries to date, including in Documenta 14, Athens, Greece and Kassel, Germany (2017); Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT), Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia; Singapore Biennale and Asian Art Biennial, Taipei (2013); Moscow Biennale (2014);, and Arles Photography Festival (2008 and 2011). He was awarded a year-long residency at Berlin’s Kunstlerhaus Bethanien (2014-15).

Nget Rady is a contemporary dancer with over 15 years of training and experience. Born in 1988 and graduated from the Royal University of Fine Arts in 2013, Rady has toured throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. His career highlights include performing at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City (in Emmanuele Phuon’s Khmeropédies III, 2013) and being a featured dancer in Arco Renz’s Crack, which was awarded the 2012 ZKB prize in Zurich. He has also performed at Insitut Français’ Street Dance Festival in 2011, 2012 and 2014, and in venues throughout Phnom Penh. In 2017, Rady is undertaking a six-month residency in New York City, awarded by the Asian Cultural Council.