APT6 / Pich Sopheap discuses his art practice and its connect to traditional craft

Working with the ubiquitous Cambodian materials of rattan and bamboo, Sopheap Pichs poetic and tightly realised works connect to traditional craft and avant-garde sculpture, reflecting Pichs upbringing and current experience in Cambodia, as well as his years living and studying in the United States.

The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is QAGOMA's flagship international contemporary art event, and the only major exhibition series in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia.

APT6 included the work of more than 100 artists from 25 countries, including collaborations and collectives, which reflect the diversity of practices across Asia, the Pacific and Australia. APT6 has a number of specific focuses and thematic links while considering recent shifts in contemporary art in communities that have not been represented in the APT before, including works by artists from Tibet, North Korea (DPRK), Turkey and Iran, and from countries of the Mekong region such as Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma). APT6 acknowledged the innovation that exists in performance and music in Asia and the Pacific with the Pacific Reggae Project looking at the development of the musical genre in Hawai'i, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and New Zealand.

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The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6) / Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia / 5 Dec 2009 – 5 Apr 2010

Source: QAGOMA APT Archive

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