{"id":11264,"date":"2021-04-19T10:26:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T14:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=11264"},"modified":"2021-04-20T11:46:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:46:26","slug":"sopheap-pich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/sopheap-pich\/","title":{"rendered":"Sopheap Pich"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8305\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11264-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/sopheappich.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/sopheappich.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/sopheappich.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11271\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-2048x1498.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-696x509.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-1068x781.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-Portraits-of-Sopheap-Pich-574x420.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Sopheap Pich b. 1971, Battambang, Cambodia. Lives and works in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p>Sopheap\u2019s family left Cambodia as refugees in 1979.\u00a0 Having first settled in camps in Thailand and the Philippines, they arrived in the United States in 1984 at age 13 years old and began his formal education.<\/p>\n<p>He took art classes in Junior High School but shifted his passion to wood shop in high school and worked as a stagehand in college.\u00a0 He first majored in Pre-Med but later switched to Fine Arts in his Sophomore year, a choice that allowed him to travel to France, Italy and Mexico and led him to spent a year in Paris studying at the national art school at Cergy Pontoise.\u00a0 These travels impacted his views of the possibilities and limitations of art that have guided his thinking since.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to Cambodia 2002.\u00a0 And in 2004, began making sculptures using rattan and bamboo, his main materials to this day.\u00a0 Aside from working on his art, he also owns a farm in the Kirirom Mountain areas where he plants hardwood trees, coconuts and date palms.<\/p>\n<p>His works has been shown at dOCUMENTA 13, the Venice Biennale, the Asia Pacific Triennale, among others.\u00a0 And are in major museums collections including the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim, the National Gallery of Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11272\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11272\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kapok-2021-Wood-metal-rattan-bamboo-160-x-530-x-170-cm-560x420.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kapok, 2021, Wood, metal, rattan, bamboo, 160 x 530 x 170cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11273\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11273\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PC210297-560x420.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Danse, 2021. Dimension varies. Each tree appr. 7 meters tall. Repurposed aluminum and metal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11291\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11289\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5873-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11282\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9290-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/sopheappich.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listSopheap Pich b. 1971, Battambang, Cambodia. 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