Open Walls 2020 is an exhibition of a community. It is full of love stories, expressions of identity, beauty, humorous observations and moments of daily life. The artworks are as diverse as the people who made them with ages ranging from 10 to 78. Collected here they represent a small slice of the Phnom Penh community.
With diverse topics and styles the artworks are arranged as a visual flow of consciousness with color as a starting point. They are brought together by a common color that often evokes a shared mood, emotion or narrative that result in some surprising associations between artworks that may not normally be seen side by side.
Each contributing artist was asked to provide a description of their artwork. Each comment, short or long, offers a small insight into the creative process of each individual.