Opening 6-9pm Wednesday 4 May, 2011
“In conversation” with the artist, moderated by artist Lim SokchanLina (Khmer) 6pm and independent curator Natalie Pace (English) 6:30pm
Meas Sokhorn does not take any thing or situation at face value. Working largely with found materials or discarded domestic objects, his sculptural works thrive on what he sees as unfulfilled potential and unknown possibilities. ‘Pore’ is a lament to the creativity and physicality of diminished craftsmanship. Superseded by mechanised processes with the capacity for faster and cheaper results, the imagination of the craftsman has been excluded and the job has become solely a means to an end, forcing people to live day to day.
‘Pore’ presents a series of sculptures composed from wire, manual labouring tools, and found objects he recovered from ‘et chai’ or rubbish collectors. A wood planer, a cooking pot, a pair of flip-flops—these objects are physical representations of cultural practices displaced by modernity. People must reclaim ownership and control over their livelihoods by finding new ways to explore their practices. To avoid economic and creative stagnation, for Khorn, channelling time and enthusiasm into where your talents and skills lie is critically important personally and professionally. As he says, ‘if you don’t struggle to push boundaries, you will be stuck forever’.
When: 04 May · 18:00 – 21:00
Where: Java Cafe & Gallery
