Paintings, prints and light installation by Sasha Constable
Opening 6 – 9pm Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Java Cafe & Gallery (upstairs)
Showing October 19 – November 20, 2011
Gallery hours: everyday 7am – 10pm
56 Sihanouk Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
‘Life Beyond’ presents a new series of works by English-born and
Siem Reap-based sculptor, print maker and painter, Sasha Constable.
Featuring linocuts, installation works, documentation and large scale
paintings for the first time, this exhibition signals an exciting
extension to her practice which operates at the juncture of fine art,
education, and community
Through investigating the possibility of communicating personal
stories using simple visual language, ‘Life Beyond’ underlines the
complex and residual experiences of those who have been affected by
landmines. Addressing what for many in rural areas is a fact of life
this work honours the resilience of those who have survived and the
efforts of those who successfully work towards this end: in doing so,
it gives the viewer an even display of the hardships suffered and
lives regained.
These works are informed by over 10 years of living and working in
Cambodia, during which time, Constable has been significantly involved
in the promotion of Peace Art. This particular series is the result of
her visits to heavily mined areas with demining organisations, ‘The
HALO Trust’ in 2008 and the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in
2009 where she met people living on mined and cleared land, survivors
and beneficiaries, de-miners, and members of the far reaching network
involved in mine action.
Artist Biography
Sasha Constable was born in the UK and graduated from Wimbledon School
of Art, London in 1992 with a degree in Sculpture. At this time she
was also working with the lino and woodcut method of block print
making. She went on to complete at Postgraduate diploma in teaching
Art and Design in 1997 in Oxford.
She has exhibited in over forty group exhibitions in the UK, U.S.A,
Cambodia and Thailand and had eight solo shows. Her work is in private
collections worldwide and she has completed numerous commissions in
sculpture, public monuments, printmaking and mural painting.
http://sashaconstable.co.uk
For more information about the work of Halo Trust, please visit
http://www.halotrust.org
