AngkoR
Your Inflight Magazine
November - December 2016
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Publisher: Cambodia Angkor Air Co-ordinating Editorial Board: H.E Tekreth Samrach Lim Kao Directors: Lim Kao Dean Lennox Tim Gibbons Philippe Janowski Editors: Dan Riley Molyna Noun Creative Director: Dean Lennox Graphic Designers: Doul Reaksmey Koum Bottra Editorial Contributors: Adolfo Perez-Gascon Erin Hale Claire Baker-Munton Photographers:
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Cambodian Contemporary
Art
Contemporary art in Cambodia is heterogeneous, authentic and compelling, pushing boundaries in its short spell in the spotlight, and, unsurprisingly, gaining recognition worldwide. Established star of Cambodian contemporary art, Em Riem, graduated from the Royal University of Fine Arts in 2000, latterly gaining diplomas in design at the School of Fine Arts in Saint-Etienne and the National School for Decorative Arts in Paris. His hard work and innovation won him the coveted Certificate of Specialised Studies (Post-Diploma) in design. Returning to Cambodia in 2007, Riem opened the X-EM design gallery, exhibiting his work alongside that of young Khmer and foreign designers, and contemporary artists.
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His paintings and sculptures are often larger than life and incorporate unconventional materials. Particularly eye-catching are his portraits of animals set on vivid block colour backgrounds. Ream reports, “I adore painting, usually with an accurate realism.” Influenced by abstract, expressionist and even lyrical works, he admits that after 25 years of painting, “I do not always know how to define myself as artist!”, confirming that within the Cambodian art scene “there is an emergence of new talents, it is certain.”
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Singapore, China, Hong Kong, France, and Japan, Sothy is one of the country's most prominent and influential artists. Working for the Ministry of Culture since the 1990s, Sothy acted as designer and artistic director for project Renaissance des arts Khmer between 1995 and 1996, and collaborated with UNESCO to rejuvenate traditional Khmer art forms in 1999.
You can find X-EM design gallery at #13D, Street 178, Phnom Penh.
Sothy's more recent repertoire reflects ancient cultural themes, including elaborate depictions of Buddhist motifs and scenes from Hindu mythology, such as the Ramayana and a grand mural showing the Churning of the Sea of Milk.
Remaining true to Khmer traditional art conventions, combined with “occidental technique and some from my own imagination” is Chhim Sothy. Exhibiting work as far afield as the US, Indonesia,
Sothy also explores abstract art, using mixed media to bring startling colour and movement to the canvas, enlivening figures of Apsaras to pirouette and whirl tantalisingly in one recent work.
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You can behold Sothy's work at premier restaurants Malis or Topaz during your stay, but for a real feast for the eyes, Sothy recommends people view and buy artworks at his dedicated gallery, Art Space CHHIM SOTHY at #1E0, Street 109, Phnom Penh. Exhibited from Washington to Wellington, Chhan Dina is blazing a trail for young artists, and her uniqueness doesn't stop at being one of the country's only female sculptors. As a child, Dina delighted in crafting pots and effigies of animals from clay, with art teacher Ronald Reimann nurturing her obvious talent for sculpture. Inspiration was to come years later from the carvings on Angkor Wat, which Dina spent hours marvelling at. Her passion for nature and working in clay remain. What inspires the artist today? “The world around me; everyday life and activities. I
regularly visit the provinces to observe farmers, boat builders, the markets.” The subjects may be prosaic, but her interpretation is anything but. Her canvases positively ripple with splashes of colour, from which oblique natural forms powerfully emerge: Cambodia's gentile musicians, stoical women and incredible wildlife among them. This year, Dina was one of four artists awarded the Cambodian Living Artists Fellowship, continuing on her trajectory to “share my experiences with others, inspire those who see my creations, and highlight the importance of the arts.” You can see and purchase Dina's work at select Phnom Penh galleries, including Meta House (#37, Sothearos Boulevard), River House (#157, Sisowath Quay), and the Intercontinental Hotel (#296, Mao Tse Toung Boulevard).
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គំនូរសហសម័យ
សិល្ បៈសហសម័ យ ក្នុ ង ប្រ ទេ ស កម្ពុ ជា មាន
លក្ខណៈសម្បូរបែប ប្លែក និងទាក់ទាញ ដែល
ធ្វើអោយសិល្បៈនេះទទួលបានចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍
។
ស្នដ ា ៃ
ថ្មីៗរបស់លោក សុធី ឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងវប្បធម៌បុរាណ ខ្មរែ រួមមាន ការលាយបញ្ចល ូ គ្នន ា ក ៃ បា ្ ច់រចនាបែប
និងការទទួលស្គាល់នៅទូទាំងពិភពលោក ក្នុង
ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា និងឈុតឆាកពីរឿងរាមាយណៈ
តារាដែលមានប្រជាប្រិយភាពខ្លាំ ងជាងខា ង
ស្នាដៃរបស់ លោក សុធី នៅភោជនីយដ្ឋានម្លិះ ឬ
រយៈពេលដ៏ខ្លី ។
សិល្បៈសហសម័យនៅកម្ពុជា គឺលោក ឯម រាម ។ លោកបញ្ចបកា ់ រសិកសា ្ ពីសាកលវិទយាល ្ យ ័ វិចត ិ ស ្រ ិល្បៈ នៅឆ្នាំ២០០០
រួចទទួលបានសញ្ញាបត្រផ្នែករចនា
នៅសាលាវិចត ិ ស ្រ ិល្បៈសង់ អធ េ យ្ ន េ (Saint-Etienne)
និងរឿងកូរសមុទទ ្រ ក ឹ ដោះ ។ លោក-អ្នកអាចឃើញ
(Topaz) នង ិ កន្លង ែ តាំងបង្ហញ ា របស់លោក តូបស ា៉
ផ្ទាល់ ដែលមាននៅផ្ទះលេខ១E0 ផ្លូវលេខ១០៩
រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ។
ស្នា ដៃ ដែលមានការតាំ ង បង្ហាញចា ប់ ពី រ ដ្ឋ
នង ិ សាលាជាតស ិ មប ្រា កា ់ រតុបតង ែ សិល្បៈនៅទីកង ុ្រ
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន ដល់រដ្ឋវ៉េលលីនតុន ជាស្នាដៃរបស់
ជំនាញផ្នែករចនាដែរ ។ ត្រឡប់មកប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
នៅកម្ពជា ុ គឺកញ្ញា ឆាន់ ឌីណា ។ សិល្បការិនរី ប ូ នេះ
ប៉រា ស ី ។ លោកក៏ទទួលបានវិញប ា្ញ នបតន ្រ ៃការសិកសា ្
វិញនៅឆ្ន២ ំា ០០៧ លោកបានបើកវិចត ិ ា ្រស លសិល្បៈ
សិល្បការិនវី យ ័ ក្មង េ និងជាជាងចម្លក ា ស ់ ត ី្ត្រ ែម្នក ា គ ់ ត់
ចាប់អារម្មណ៍នឹងការឆ្លាក់រូបពីដីឥដ្ឋ ដ ោយមាន
X-EM ដែលមានតាំងបង្ហាញស្នាដៃរបស់លោកជា
លោកគ្រូ រូណាល់ រ៉េម៉េន (Ronald Reimann)
គំនរូ និងរូបចម្លក ា រ់ បស់លោកគឺមានទំហធ ំ ជា ំ ងជីវត ិ
សិល្បការិនីរូបនេះ? ឌីណា តបថា “គឺពិភពលោក
មួយនឹងសិល្បៈករខ្មរែ និងបរទេសជាច្រន ើ ទៀត ។ ពិត ហើយធ្វើឡើងពីសម្ភារៈប្លែកៗ ។ ជាពិសេស
រូបដែលគួរអោយចាប់អារម្មណជា ៍ ងគគ េ រឺ ប ូ គំនរូ សត្វ
ជួយបង្ហាត់បង្ហាញ ។ តើអ្វីដែលបំផុសគំនិតដល់
ដែលនៅជុវំ ញ ិ ខ្ញំុ ជីវត ិ នង ិ សកម្មភាពប្រចាំថៃ្ង ។ ខ្ញត ំុ ង ែ
តែទៅលេងតាមខេត្តដើម្បីសង្កេតមើលកសិករខ្មែរ
ដែលមានផ្ទៃខាងក្រោយពណ៌ដុត និងរស់រវើក ។
ា ស ៃ ិល្បៈ អ្នកធ្វទ ើ ក ូ ឬក៏ផសា ្ រក្នង ុ ភូមជា ិ ដើម” ។ ស្នដ
បាននៅអាសយដ្ឋានផ្ទះលេខ១៣D ផ្លូវលេខ១៧៨
ស្ត្រី និងសត្វព្រៃជាដើម ។
លោក-អ្នកអាចស្វែងរកវិចិត្រសាល X-EM
រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ។
លោក ឈឹម សុធី គឺជាសិល្បករម្នាក់ទៀត
របស់ឌីណា មានគ្រប់សណ្ឋាន ដូចជាអំពីតន្ត្រីករ
ឆ្នាំនេះ ឌីណា គឺជាសិល្បការិនីម្នាក់ ក្នុង
ចំណោម៤នាក់ទៀត ដែលទទួលបានអាហារូបករណ៍
ដែលប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់នូវញាសិល្បៈប្រពៃណីខ្មែរ រួម
ពីអង្គការសិល្បៈខ្មរែ អមតៈ ដើមប្ ប ី នោ ្តគ លដៅរបស់
សម ្រ ល ើ សម ្រ រៃ បស់លោកផ្ទាល់ ។ លោកជាសិល្បករ
ដទៃទៀត ដើមប្ ជ ី ម្រញ ុ គំនត ិ បង្កត ើ ថ្មដ ី ល់អក ្ន ដែល
បញ្ចូលនឹងបច្ចេកទេសពីលោកខាងលិច និងការ
ដែលកំពុងលេចធ្លោ និងមានឥទ្ធិពលម្នាក់ ហើយ
ស្នាដៃរបស់លោកក៏ត្រូវបានដាក់តាំងពិព័រណ័នៅ កប ្រៅ ទ ្រ ស េ ជាច្រន ើ លើកដែរ ។ លោក សុធី ធ្វា ើក រ
នាងក្នង ុ ការ ចក ែ រំលក ែ បទពសោ ិ ធជាមួយនឹងអ្នក ឃើញស្នដ ា រៃ បស់នាង និងបង្ហញ ា អំពសា ី រៈសំខាន់ នៃសិល្បៈនេះ ។
លោក-អ្នកអាចទៅទស្សនាស្នាដៃរបស់ឌីណា
ជាមួយក្រសង ួ វប្បធម៌ចាប់តាង ំ ពីទសវត្សរ៍ឆ១ ំា្ន ៩៩០
នៅវិចត ិ ្រសាលនានានៅរាជធានីភព ំ្ន ញ េ រួមមាន Meta
គម្រោង “ការកើតឡើងវិញនៃសិល្បៈ” នៅចន្លោះ
(ផ្ទះលេខ១៥៧ វិថីព្រះស៊ីសុវត្ថិ) និងសណ្ឋាគារ
បានសហការជាមួយអង្គការយូណេស្កូដើម្បីបង្កើត
ម៉ៅ សេទុង) ៕
និងធ្វជា ើ ប្រធានផ្នក ែ អ្នកច្នម ៃ ត ូ៉ និងសិល្បៈសមប ្រា ់ ឆ្នាំ១៩៩៥ និងឆ្នាំ១៩៩៦ ។ នៅឆ្នាំ១៩៩៩ លោក
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ឡើងវិញនូវទម្រងស ់ ិល្បៈប្រពណ ៃ ខ ី រែ្ម
House (ផ្ទះលេខ៣៧ ផ្លូវសុធារស) Riverhouse Intercontinental (ផ្ទះលេខ ២៩៦ មហាវិថី
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A Day
Out in
Phnom
Penh
Once known as the 'Pearl of Asia', nowadays Phnom Penh is a city on the move – upward and outwards! There are plenty of historic sights to explore without the need to travel far and wide, the challenge is fitting it all in a day! Following the city's spread from east to west and north to south, let's begin at the apex of the city, or Wat Phnom (literally meaning 'Hill Pagoda'). It's often Phnom Penh's centre of attention, especially for key celebrations like Khmer New Year, and the Wat is perhaps the city's oldest building, dating back to 1373. Constructed as a sacred site to house four statues of the Buddha discovered by the Wat's founder Daun Penh (Grandmother Penh, from which the city takes its name), find the shrine dedicated to her at the stupa's southwest corner. At the top of the staircase, guarded by mysterious nagas, garudas and lions, behold the impressive shrine for the spirit Preah Chau, believed to offer protection from enemies. Take advantage of the welcome shade offered by the surrounding park's trees to enjoy refreshments, or the captivating view.
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To the southwest lies Central Market, an architectural splendour and bazaar like no other. Completed in 1937, its termite mound-like design is distinctive and ingenious, keeping air inside fresh and cool even as temperatures outside soar. Stalls on the approach stock an intriguing amalgam of the traditional and the modern, with some of the best street food available on the west side facing Monivong Boulevard. Jewellery and watches preside over the central concourse, while the four wings (each representing a river in Cambodia) stretch into hallways lined with choice electrical goods, appliances, souvenirs, clothing and shoes.
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Vendors are generally good-natured and knowledgeable, so ask for more information about products and enter into the local spirit: haggle! Facing the Riverside on Sothearos Boulevard, the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda are two complexes normally visited as one. Enlisting a guide at the southern entrance is highly recommended, before proceeding to the Throne Hall, flanked by motifs of the all-seeing king, inspired by the four faces of Bayon temple. Inside, admire the intricate ceiling mural depicting the epic Ramayana, together with the two enormous gold thrones, the rear of which, mounted upon a golden stage of boats and nagas, is reserved for the Queen.
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On the far right of the Hall is the Royal Guesthouse, today reserved only for visiting Royals. To the left is a building containing an ornate clothing display of King Sihamoni's coronation regalia. Pause enroute to the Silver Pagoda to take in the remarkable cast-iron building given to Cambodia in 1876 by Napoleon III. With over 5,000 glittering floor tiles, the glory of which is revealed only in a small area near the entrance, the Silver Pagoda’s primary crowd-pleasers are above eye level: the immense, solid-gold, diamond-encrusted Buddha, circa-1904 and weighing 90 kilograms, behind which is main focal point, the momentous jade or
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'Emerald' Buddha. Besides these beauties, over 1,500 artefacts are displayed, including platinum cigarette boxes bearing quail-egg sized emeralds and gleaming gold spittoons. Before entering the complex, be sure dress respectfully by covering your knees and shoulders. Of the five stupas within the grounds, the two largest contain the ashes of King Norodom and King Ang Doung. Whatever brings you to the beating heart of Cambodia, remember the capital as, in the words of Preah Ponhea Yat: “The place of four rivers that gives the happiness and success of the Khmer Kingdom, the highest leader.... of the great kingdom.�
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