Visual Culture

Material Connections

By Karl Cole and Robb Sandagata, posted on Dec 14, 2022

Sopheap Pich (b. 1971) is regarded as Cambodia’s most internationally recognized contemporary artist, renowned for producing sculpture in local materials, such as bamboo, rattan, burlap from rice bags, beeswax, and earth pigments. His works are inspired by landscape, Cambodian history, plant forms, and even human anatomy. Pich hopes that viewers will derive feelings of positive energy and joy from his work as they ponder the intricacies of his materials and weaving techniques.

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