French Embassy Hold Open Air Art Exhibition

[CEOCambodiaNews]

Art Gallery on Culture and Environment Opens to Public
AKP Phnom Penh, March 07, 2020 --

Concept of culture conservation, keeping environment clean, and people living in society are reflected in an open air art gallery in the magnificent park of the French Embassy in Phnom Penh.

Open to the public for free of charge today, from 8 am to 4pm, the outdoor exhibition is displaying the original works by nine renowned Cambodian and French contemporary artists, focusing on the culture and environment using old-age materials.

The official opening ceremony was held on Mar. 6 in the presence of H.E. Ms. Phoeurng Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts and French Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Ms. Eva Nguyen Binh.

All the artists, including Chim Vichet Ouk, Gregory Gosselin, Monisilong Riem, Remissa Mak, Seckon Leang, Srey Bandaul, Sokhorn Meas, Sopheap Pich and Veasna Tith, have specifically designed their pieces of art to allow the public to wander in an exceptional natural environment.

Mr. Guillaume Narsollet, Advisor to the French Embassy, said in the function that the public can wander in the campus of the embassy to discover the incredible open art gallery focusing mainly on environment, culture, by using daily-used materials for installation arts.

“The French Embassy wants to showcase Khmer arts in the magnificent park which is the historical park of relationship between Cambodia and France,” he said. “The exhibition is to allow artists to present their incredible works to the public.”

Mr. Srey Bandaul, one of the artists offering fabric-covered status of Vishnu, said that his works are to reflect the daily life of people in the society.

“I choose to display the sculpture of Vishnu and Asora (Yeak - giant) in order to show the culture of faith of people and it also reflects the daily life of people committing good things and bad things in the society,” Mr. Bandaul said.

The exhibition runs for a month long till April 6. But the free entry is only for today. For the rest of the one-month period, visitors are required to register in advance.
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