linda saphan

s e l a p a k | n e a r i

I am working on a new project: selapak neari | Art Exchange, it is a new and experimental venture dedicated to forging meaningful connections and interactions between art, artists and local communities Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Project home page: http://saphan.info/projects/selapak-neari/
This project is supported by the ANA – Arts Network Asia:

Sunday 9th September
We had our first meeting with the participants of SN project. These eight young artists are the most motivated and committed to art making. The camaraderie was there from the very beginning. They are all excited to start the workshops and meet another women artists working in Cambodia.
Chet Seila | Hiem Ankannitha |Khchao Touch |Sin Soda |Tith Kanitha |Tith Veasna |Xu Qudy

Sunday 16th of September: opening artists meeting night
The Stiev Selapak group join in the celebration of the opening of the art space dedicated to Selapak Neari. The atmosphere was about networking, fun and friendly.

Monday 17th of September Back to work.
Stiev Selapak spent a morning revising cv and portfolio with Linda. It is no much fun but we all have to start from the basic. The art group is in the process of establishing themselves as an association, electing the president, establishing internal rule about membership etc.

July 12th, 2007

Dr. Saphan

There is a time for every thing, a time to nap in a hammock under a mango tree, a time to smell the scent of a flower from a distance, and a time to be called Dr. Saphan.

For a very long time the hope seems so far away. Somehow I never wished really to end the journey of learning, being a student. There is something about being a PhD candidate, a certain mood for roaming in the realm of knowledge. Some labeled me as a lady of leisure. And in it I found a certain poetry for it reminded of a time where learning was a leisure…

Be ware of Dr. Saphan’s return with new and exciting projects on the cultural, educational and artistic fields! Friends, nothing have changed. Just three little consonants at the end of my name PhD, so many years of a lifetime for three little consonants that can be resumed as Permanent Head Damaged!

July 9th, 2007