Vandy is an artist who utilises video and photography to create works that touch on history and memory. A self taught photographer, he has featured in international exhibitions such as “dOCMENTA (13)” and is currently showing alongside other emerging artists at “TIME OF OTHERS”, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. With experience as a journalist, his previous works include “Preah Vihear”, a photographic series showing the modest everyday circumstances of soldiers involved in border disputes, and “Bomb Ponds”, a photo-based project that documented the ponds that have emerged at sites bombed by the US military during the Vietnam War.

Vandy takes a poetic approach to interpreting fragmented memories and remnants of human existence, in turn offering an alternative perspective on history. For this exhibition, he will present “Bomb Ponds” and “MONOLOGUE”, the latter being his latest video work that is based on the stories of the people who lost their lives during the 1970s’ Khmer Rouge era. Furthermore, “Shadow in the Dark”, a new work produced in Tokyo that comprises of poetry and sculpture made from countless nails – a reflection upon the emotions and spirituality of the inner self.

Tith is an artist who produces works across a range of media including sculpture, installation, video and performance. In 2010 she received an honourable mention at the inaugural You Khin Memorial Women’s Art Prize, an award that recognizes contributions to improving the rights and social status of women in Cambodia. Two years later she participated in “SurViVart”, a community project aimed at promoting art and dialogue in Cambodia, for which she invited people to gather and exchange ideas at her house in Phnom Penh.

Tith’s thin wire sculptures are delicate and powerful monuments that she creates through a near-meditative process, not only as an examination of her own memories and experiences, but also a reflection on the impact of her country’s social circumstances. For this exhibition, Tith will present a new sculptural work based on her research questioning about the relation to the interpretation of “Spirit” in Southeast Asian ritual culture.

Like much of Southeast Asia, Cambodia has experienced rapid economic and social changes in recent years. On the other hand, complex social circumstances and historical oblivion have resulted in few opportunities to learn of the country’s hidden imagination. Influenced by the ephemeral things that emerge from society and time, the fresh perspectives of today’s young artists can give weight to the idea of today being a continuation of the past.