Episode 3: Sa Sa Art Projects – Collective spirit and artist-led education
In this episode, I’m joined by Vuth Lyno and Lim Sokchalina (or Lina for short) to talk about the beginnings of Sa Sa Art Projects and how they first came together in the now-demolished White building in Phnom Penh. It’s always interesting to hear from artist collectives on how they operate together as a group, where decisions are made collectively whilst also maintaining their own individual artistic practices. We also talked about the importance of artist-led arts education and what it means to teach contemporary art. There are lots of inspiring moments in this conversation and be sure to tune in to the end where we got a little bit too excited over our love of food and the epic-sounding Cambodian sandwich ‘nompang’.
About Sa Sa Art Projects
Sa Sa Art Projects is a Cambodian artist-run space dedicated to experimental and critical contemporary art practices. It was founded in 2010 by the Cambodian arts collective Stiev Selapak and operated from the historic and vibrant apartment complex known as the White Building until 2017, when the building was demolished for new development. At its new location, Sa Sa Art Projects has shifted toward a stronger engagement with Cambodian young artists and art graduates while continuing to build a deeper dialogue with artists within Asia through its creative education programs, exhibitions, its signature Pisaot artist residency, and other special collaborative projects.
Find out more at sasaart.info and @sasaartprojects
About Vuth Lyno
Vuth Lyno 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, often constructing 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.
About Lim Sokchanlina
Lim Sokchanlina works across documentary and conceptual practices with photography, video, site specific installation and performance. Using different strategies, he calls attention to a variety of social, political, cultural, economic and environmental changes in Cambodia in relation to the globe.