Meta Moeng in Phnom Penh Ho See Wah
Meta Moeng is the curator of Treeline Gallery, Siem Reap and lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Her curatorial practice focuses on contemporary art in Cambodia, creating dialogue among young artists and engaging in archiving such as through dambaul which she founded in 2019, an arts resource home focused on building the Cambodian Contemporary Art Archives. Her interests lie in urban development, architecture and art. At Treeline Gallery, she curates and manages new commissions with emerging artists in Cambodia. Meta is also the founder of Kon Len Khnhom (2017), an independent art space focusing on developing a local audience for art. She was previously Creative Producer for Creative Generation at Java Creative Cafe (2017− 2018). She was also Community Projects Manager at SA SA BASSAC (2013 −2016). In 2018, she received the Travel Grants fund by The Getty Foundation. Meta is a member of CIMAM, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art. In this interview, we ask Meta about her practice, and the challenges that the Cambodian art scene faces at the moment.
To start, could you tell us more about your practice as both curator and art manager? I visited SA SA BASSAC by chance without knowing anything about contemporary art and art history. From there, I became curious about contemporary art and the people involved in this field. Through dialogues I had with artists and galleries, I was encouraged to consider another direction in my career, so I switched from the business field to the arts and started working as SA SA BASSAC’s Community Projects Manager
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