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Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Leang Seckon
Leang Seckon: A Voice of Trauma and Resilience Leang Seckon is a Cambodian contemporary artist born in Prey Veng Province in the early 1970s, coinciding with the commencement of American bombings during the Vietnam War era. Growing up amidst the brutal Khmer Rouge regime profoundly shaped his artistic vision and experience, influencing his exploration of memory, history, and personal narrative—themes that permeate his distinctive oeuvr
e. He graduated from the plastic art department in 1996 and from the design in 2002 at the Royal University of Fine Art in Phnom Penh, where he continues to reside and practice his craft today. Early Life & Influences: Seckon’s formative years were marked by displacement and hardship under Khmer Rouge rule, experiences that instilled a deep understanding of trauma and resilience—concepts central to his artistic approach. These reco…