TWS aoyama creator in residence
Creator Profile
Khvay Samnang
- Participating Project：
- JENESYS Programme
- Period：
- 2010.06 - 2010.08
Purpose of the residency
The same purpose as for the JENESYS Programme:
- To research, gather, produce and present a collection of 'Hair' sculpture continued from the latest work recently shown in Cambodia (Tokyo Wonder Site)
- To engage in a community of new creators through knowledge and experience sharing and learning (Tokyo Wonder Site)
- To participate in TWS's 'On Site Lab Workshop' (Tokyo Wonder Site)
- To research, gather, produce and present a collection of 'Hair' sculpture continued from the latest work recently shown in Cambodia (Tokyo Wonder Site)
- To engage in a community of new creators through knowledge and experience sharing and learning (Tokyo Wonder Site)
- To participate in TWS's 'On Site Lab Workshop' (Tokyo Wonder Site)
Plan during the residency
First month:
- Week 1: Introductory meeting, city tour and visiting salons to observe the current practice of beauty for women, making sketches
- Week 2: Research (with assistant) the references/history/taboos/care of hair/beauty in historic Japan and contemporary Tokyo. Begin collecting hair from salons,
making sketches
- Week 3-4: Working on hair sculptures (the main structure) while collecting more hair.
Second month:
- Week 1-4: Working on hair sculptures (applying hair) while collecting more hair
Third month:
- Finalise the sculptures
- Participate in 10-day TWS's 'On Site Lab Workshop'
- Present the sculptures
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