For Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich
(b. 1971), nature and memory serve as profound sources of creative inspiration,
allowing him to deepen his connection with traditional culture. Through the use
of natural materials from Cambodian everyday life, from bamboo, rattan, burlap,
mineral pigments, to metals, rendered with traditional weaving techniques, he
imbues concrete forms with solidity and ethereal qualities within an abstract
composition. A sultry atmosphere of the tropical forest permeates his sculptures,
transporting the viewer to an ancient terrain of cultural memory, where
whispers of bamboo and rattan echo and linger.