In Modern Stoneworks, an Echo of the Past

A Cambodian sculpture, a naga-protected Buddha. (Photo: Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer)

Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
Friday, 28 May 2010

Though the temples of Angkor Wat have some amazing stone carvings, contemporary sculpture in the country has not been widespread.

But a group of 14 young Cambodian sculptors wants to change that. They currently have 26 pieces of modern stone sculptures on display at a new exhibition hall at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh.

The sculptures, whose meanings can be hard to decipher if not for the display tags, are the result of more than a year of hard work for the artists.

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