Cambodia - case study 3 柬埔寨 - 個案研究3
Sa Sa Art Projects at the White Building
Initiated and co-run by Stiev Selapak Collective
2010-2017
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sa Sa Art Projects at the White Building
Initiated and co-run by Stiev Selapak Collective
2010-2017
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sa Sa Art Projects is a long-running and active Cambodian-run art initiative and space in Phnom Penh. Its first chapter took place in the former modernist social housing complex known as the White Building, part of a 1960s post-independence public and cultural district. Before its demolition in 2017, the White Building was home to a vibrant community including generations of artists and everyday Cambodians. It was a micro city in itself with self-support facilities such as markets, restaurants, salons, repair shops, and entertainment venues. Sa Sa Art Projects engaged with White Building residents, artists, students and various local and regional collaborators through art projects and events that mobilized and transformed various communal spaces throughout the neighbourhood.
As a collective, Stiev Selapak aims to foster a community of artistic and creative experimentation through hosting residencies, developing collaborative projects, and providing critical art classes to students and young artists. Their objective has been to strengthen contemporary art community in Cambodia with an emphasis on learning together.
Pen Sereypagna
Schizoanalysis of White Building
Genealogy of Bassac Project
2015
Digital C-Print
27.9 x 42 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Sa Sa Art Projects
Jason Tonio Woerner
Chasing the Ghost of in the White Building
2011
6 Digital C-Prints
20 x 30 cm each
Courtesy of the artist and Sa Sa Art Projects