“Spouts of Life, 2019”

Treeline gallery

30th Nov 2024 – 2nd Jan 2025

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First it looks very strange. The images are both very simple and totally mysterious. Frontal portraits, tightly framed, repeating the same rules and looking as elements of a documentary series. But the faces are transformed by the presence of seeds of different sizes and colors, stuck to the skin, and the meaning is not obvious. The photographer, lover of nature and photography, transforms his models into living masks and perfectly controls the lighting to avoid effects. He leaves us facing mysteries. For some these faces become disturbing, afflicted with curious illnesses, for others - who recognize the different kinds of seeds - the combination of nature and human being carries a future and hope.

Born in 1996 and based in Siem Reap he is a really self-taught photographer. After studying tourism and working in the field for some time, he decided to dedicate to photography, which is a real passion. He does commercial work in different fields, from weddings to communication, among others for the hotel industry and local clients. His desire to truly express himself through photography led him to do several workshops, including at Angkor Photo Festival and in 2019 with SOVAN Philong, when he began the series of portraits exhibited at Photo Phnom Penh festival2020 in Phnom Penh.