Home: Photographs by Lim Sokchanlina and Yoppy Pieter
Photography by Cambodian artist Lim Sokchanlina (b.1987) in his <i>National Road Number 5</i> series and Indonesian artist Yoppy Pieter’s (b.1984) <i>Saujana Sumpu</i> series interpret the notion of placemaking. Sokchanlina and Pieter portray a fraught relationship between pl...
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| description | Photography by Cambodian artist Lim Sokchanlina (b.1987) in his <i>National Road Number 5</i> series and Indonesian artist Yoppy Pieter’s (b.1984) <i>Saujana Sumpu</i> series interpret the notion of placemaking. Sokchanlina and Pieter portray a fraught relationship between place and identity, integrating a sense of belonging integral to a residence and connecting the medium of photography with the appeal of a home. This article explores the conceptual and aesthetic strategies used by the artists to convey the personal and communal history of place in Cambodia and Indonesia. The artists explore a three-fold intent of place, as having a geographical presence, as an environment to conduct social relations, and as an entity encouraging inherent attachment, constantly shifting between the various connotations, creating intermediary nuances between the meanings. Their methodology of using placemaking to deconstruct the traditional model of a home using contemporary art with a community’s heritage creates a unique Southeast Asian identity. The interaction between people and spaces, the configuration of values and identities, and the manifestation of personal and collective memory consolidate the idea of placemaking with the aesthetics of home. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9dc6afd19a240848787cc52f767f5e12023-11-18T09:13:18ZengMDPI AGArts2076-07522023-06-0112311710.3390/arts12030117Home: Photographs by Lim Sokchanlina and Yoppy PieterAkshatha Rangarajan0Independent Researcher, Singapore 596289, SingaporePhotography by Cambodian artist Lim Sokchanlina (b.1987) in his <i>National Road Number 5</i> series and Indonesian artist Yoppy Pieter’s (b.1984) <i>Saujana Sumpu</i> series interpret the notion of placemaking. Sokchanlina and Pieter portray a fraught relationship between place and identity, integrating a sense of belonging integral to a residence and connecting the medium of photography with the appeal of a home. This article explores the conceptual and aesthetic strategies used by the artists to convey the personal and communal history of place in Cambodia and Indonesia. The artists explore a three-fold intent of place, as having a geographical presence, as an environment to conduct social relations, and as an entity encouraging inherent attachment, constantly shifting between the various connotations, creating intermediary nuances between the meanings. Their methodology of using placemaking to deconstruct the traditional model of a home using contemporary art with a community’s heritage creates a unique Southeast Asian identity. The interaction between people and spaces, the configuration of values and identities, and the manifestation of personal and collective memory consolidate the idea of placemaking with the aesthetics of home.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/12/3/117placemakingphotographyidentitycontemporary Southeast Asian art |
| spellingShingle | Akshatha Rangarajan Home: Photographs by Lim Sokchanlina and Yoppy Pieter Arts placemaking photography identity contemporary Southeast Asian art |
| title | Home: Photographs by Lim Sokchanlina and Yoppy Pieter |
| title_full | Home: Photographs by Lim Sokchanlina and Yoppy Pieter |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Home: Photographs by Lim Sokchanlina and Yoppy Pieter |
| title_short | Home: Photographs by Lim Sokchanlina and Yoppy Pieter |
| title_sort | home photographs by lim sokchanlina and yoppy pieter |
| topic | placemaking photography identity contemporary Southeast Asian art |
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