ជាប់ចំណង = Knotted : community focused social art practices as healing tools that binds us together : an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract

ជឆប់ចំឆង (Knotted) explores Cambodia's architectural identity aligning it with a trajectory of Cambodia's history, political agendas, economic growth as well as global position. ជាប់ចំណង (Knotted) engages the cultural and architectural fabric of Cambodia, as a lens through which we might begin to gain a deeper understanding of our identity. The project explores the notion of identity, as a place where connections, conversations and discussions happen. I have applied a multiple approaches of making and facilitation including, poetry, collages, zine workshops, short documentaries, spatial installations as well as collections of conversations, photographs (archival and recent), videos (archival and recent). I work with these different materials and methodologies in order to gain a better understanding of the knotted nature ជាប់ចំណង (Knotted) of Cambodia's current cultural schema.