Folding Concrete

ត្បិតតែស្ថាបត្យកម្ម និងនគរោបនីយកម្ម គឺជាការផ្តោតសំខាន់នៃពិព័រណ៍នេះក៏ដោយ ចំណុចប្រសព្វជាមួយវិស័យសិល្បៈនិងវប្បធម៌ ក៏ត្រូវបានលើកយកមកឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងផងដែរ ។ តាមរយៈឯកសារបណ្ណសារ គម្រោងស្រាវជ្រាវ និងស្នាដៃសិល្បៈ ពិព័រណ៍នេះបង្ហាញពីភាពសំបូរបែបនៃភាសាស្ថាបត្យកម្ម និងភាសាវប្បធម៌ ដែលបានជះឥទ្ធិពលដល់ និងទទួលឥទ្ធិពលពីទំនើបភាពខ្មែរ ។ អមជាមួយនឹងកម្មវិធីពិព័រណ៍នេះ ក៏មានកម្មវិធីសាធារណៈជាបន្តបន្ទាប់ដើម្បីពង្រីកកិច្ចពិភាក្សាលើប្រធានបទនេះដូចជាបាឋកថា ដំណើរទស្សនា រោងជាង និងការបញ្ចាំងខ្សែភាពយន្ត ។

ពិព័រណ៍នេះជាផ្នែកមួយនៃកម្មវិធី Encounters with Southeast Asian Modernism ដឹកនាំដោយ៖ Sally Below, Moritz Henning, Christian Hiller and Eduard Köegel គាំទ្រដោយ៖ German Federal Foreign Office

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Folding Concrete

an exhibition on Cambodian modern architecture and urbanism 10 Oct – 3 Nov 2019

Co-curators: Pen Sereypagna and Vuth Lyno Curatorial assistant: Sin Many

Cambodian modernism through various disciplines was already manifest during the late French colonial period—either through the colonial power or with the negotiation of Cambodian counterparts—such as in customary practices, education, literature, art and architecture. There was an insistence on departing from the previous or traditional frameworks of thinking and cultural language, into innovating new forms and expressions that were reflective of the conditions and realities of the time.

Folding Concrete presents some interwoven narratives of modernism in Cambodia through architecture and urbanism and their social and cultural histories. The exhibition primarily considers the period of post-independence during the 1950s-70s, yet also extends its view back to the prior late colonial period and forward to the present time.

While architecture and urbanism are the main focus, intersections with the fields of art and visual culture are also shed light on. Drawing from archival materials, research projects, and artworks, the exhibition presents a rich texture of architectural and cultural language that shapes and is effected by Cambodian modernism. A series of public programs, including talks, a tour, a workshop lab, and film screenings is also organised during the exhibition period to expand the conversation.

Part of Encounters with Southeast Asian Modernism Artistic direction: Sally Below, Moritz Henning, Christian Hiller and Eduard Köegel Supported by: German Federal Foreign Office