About Artists:

Khvay Samnang (b.1982, Svay Rieng province) lives and works in Phnom Penh. He graduated from the Painting Department at the Royal University of Fine Art. He was a grant holder of KfW Stiftung for the 12-month Artists in Residence program in collaboration with Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2014-15). He was invited by KfW Stiftung as an alumnus to participate in a think tank with the world-renowned dancer and choreographer Akram Khan (2017), and was an artist-in-residence at Delfina Foundation, London, UK (2019). Samnang’s multidisciplinary practice offers new views on historical and current events and traditional cultural rituals using humorous, symbolic gestures. His work focuses on the humanitarian and ecological impacts of colonialism and globalization. The development of each body of work is based on thorough research and investigation of local specificities, structures, and conditions. Traveling is a crucial tool for his practice. Engaging directly and personally with local communities – within and beyond the cultural scene – is an integral part of his work, making it highly relevant, critical, and connectable to various contemporary discourses. His work shows a remarkable ability to engage with cultural and geographic contexts as well as with spatial and institutional settings.

Samnang’s artworks have been presented in local and international venues, including at major exhibitions and festivals as Tramway, Glasgow; 1st Helsinki Biennial, Helsinki; Daegu Art Museum, Korea; Children’s Biennale 2021, Singapore; Bangkok Art Biennale 2020, Bangkok; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Frieze 2019, London; Batia Saem Gallery, Siem Reap; Art gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Biennale of Sydney; Taipei Biennale 2018; documenta 14, Athens, Kassel; Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo; Orange County Museum of Art, CA; Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok; Jue de Paume, Paris; Queens Museum, The Jewish Museum, NYC.

Lim Sokchanlina (b.1987, Prey Veng province) lives and works in Phnom Penh. He works with photography, video, installation, and performance across documentary and conceptual practices. Using different strategies, he calls attention to a variety of social, political, geopolitical, cultural, economic, and environmental changes in Cambodia in relation to the globe. Lina was an artist-in-residence at Nippon International Performance Art Festival, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagano (2011); Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Governor’s Island, / IN RESIDENCE, Season of Cambodia, NYC (2013); Jose Arts Lab, Johannesburg, South Africa; Rates of Exchange, Un-Compared: Contemporary Art in Bangkok and Phnom Penh at Toot Yung; Art Center, Bangkok / Studio of Kamin Lertchaiprasert and Studio Sudsiri Pui-Ock, Chiang Mai (2014); Tokyo Art and Space, Tokyo; Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), Singapore (2018).

Lina’s recent exhibitions include Cambodian Migrant worker in Asia (AConversation),Singapore Biennale (2019), Wrapped Future II, NCA Nichodo Contemporary Gallery Tokyo (2019), Sydney Biennale (2108), This Life of Thing, Esplanade, Singapore (2018), Sunshower, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2017), Singapore Art Stage (2016), Darwin Festival, Australia (2014), Phnom Penh Rescue Archaeology, CCA, Singapore (2014), Urban Street Night Club, Art Stage Singapore, SE Asia Platform (2014), Wrapped Future (Triangle Park), Brooklyn (2013), and SA SA BASSAC (2012), Phnom Penh: Rescue Archaeology, ifa, Berlin and Stuttgart (2013), and Riverscapes INFLUX, various spaces: Hanoi, Saigon, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Manila (2012).

Vuth Lyno (b. 1982, Phnom Penh) lives and works in Phnom Penh. He holds a Master of Art History from the State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, a Fulbright Fellowship (2013-15), and a Master of International Development from RMIT University, Melbourne, supported by the Australian Endeavour Award (2008-2009). He is an artist, curator, and educator interested in space, cultural history, and knowledge production. His artworks often engage with micro and overlooked histories, notions of community, place-making, and production of social relations. He works across various media, including photography, video, sculpture, light, and sound. He often constructs architectural bodies as situations for interaction. He introduces human stories and knowledge within these installations by drawing on a wide range of materials such as original interviews, artifacts, and newly made objects.

Lyno’s artworks have been presented in Cambodia and international venues, including at major exhibitions and festivals such as the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Biennale of Sydney, Singapore International Festival of Arts, and Gwangju Biennale. His artworks have appeared at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei; Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; Metropolitan Museum of Manila; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta; Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw; Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou; Osage Gallery, Hong Kong; and Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre.

About Moderator

Chan Penhleak manages tenants and community, leading partnerships and leasing at Raintree, a creative office development in Phnom Penh. Passionate about contributing to the education, technology, and creative communities, she has curated social impact programs, drawing on her experience as an art prototype maker and community workshop facilitator at the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery in New York. She graduated from Skidmore College in New York, United States, with a degrees in Economics, Management & Business. Penhleak is an alumna of the United World College Red Cross Nordic in Norway, and currently spearheads UWC Cambodia, selecting students for transformational secondary education scholarships.