Year Title
2022 Waiting for Enlightenment
2022 Two Hearts
2021 Losing My Religion
2020 if we want it
2017 Holiday in Cambodia
2017 A single journey can change the course of a life
2016 Idol/Idle
Year Title
2022 Waiting for Enlightenment
2022 Two Hearts
2021 Losing My Religion
2020 if we want it
2017 Holiday in Cambodia
2017 A single journey can change the course of a life
2016 Idol/Idle
ការបាត់បង់សាសនារបស់ខ្ញុំ
Minnesota Museum of American Art (St Paul, MN)
Curated by Suriya Sam-Khuth
October 30, 2021 – January 19, 2022
(Video) (Catalog)
INSTALLATION VIEW
Losing My Religion, 2021. Sutures, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St Paul, MN, 2021. (Credit: Drew Arrieta)
Multi-channel video with projection mapping onto plinths and objects (HD video, sound; 5 minutes), dimensions variable.
From afar, the work appears as if someone has left all the living room TVs turned on; as if they were flipping through the channels trying to find themselves reflected on the screen. A closer look reveals a collection of videos that Sam has woven into objects found in everyday Cambodian households — កន្ទេល kanteil (leisure mats), ខ្នើយ khnaəy (ornate silk pillows), ភួយ phuəy (blankets), ចានស្រាក់ caan sraak (tiffin carriers) and temple trays. By embedding popular imagery directly onto quotidian objects, Sam begins to reflect on the ways in which moving image and visual culture becomes a point of departure for cultural transmission and diasporic assemblages .
Text by Suriya Sam-Khuth