Creative Generation

12-8, 7pm 30 September 2022
2022-09-30 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | 53 Street 468, Java Creative Cafe Toul Tom Poung, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A play written by Sok Samithi
Directed by Sok Samithi and Marika Els
Produced by Phnom Penh Players
The project is presented as part of the Creative Generation Performance Series
Sponsor venue: Java Creative Café Toul Tom Poung
Show dates:
30 September 2022: 7pm
1 October 2022: 1pm & 7pm
7 October 2022: 7pm
8 October 2022: 1pm & 7pm
“From midnight to morning, as the city lights shine, a small Phnom Penh convenience store becomes an oasis of possibility.”
Synopsis:
’12-8′ is an original one-act play that deals with themes of transition and change, desire and uncertainty, as seen through the lens of two young, once-intimate adults who meet again working in a convenience store. Written in an episodic format, scenes change from intimate and tender exchanges to puerile and humorous.
Photo by Monja McKay

Worlds Unknown Art Festival, 4-13 February 2022
2022-02-04 18:30 - 21:00 | 215 Street 13, F3 (Friends Futures Factory), Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
4-13 February 2022
F3 (Friends Futures Factory)
Worlds Unknown brings together the artworks of five young artists, each with a unique vision. KONG Siden, MECH Choulay, Roun RY, SONG Seakleng and VONG Chandarey were awarded the Creative Generation 3 Prize in 2020. Each artist will present a site-specific installation across the spaces of Friends Futures Factory (F3) that invites the public to explore worlds that are often invisible and unknown. The plight of a community that is obscured from the public eye, the life of elephants as both god and vulnerable creature, an inner emotional life that generates fantastical worlds, meditation through light and sound and an existential exploration of spirituality and everyday situations.
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EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions on view 2pm-9pm
• RESISTANCE: TO LIVE, RY Roun
• AMBIVALENCE: MACROCOSM, SONG Seakleng
• UNTOLD STORY, MECH Choulay
• MINDFULNESS, KONG Siden
• REFLECTION, VONG Chandarey
PROGRAM
All events are free and open to the public and presented in both Khmer and English, no registration is required. Standard covid19 protocols will be implemented: vaccination card, limited number of people in closed spaces, temperature check and hand sanitization required for entry and masks must be worn at all times.
Opening Night with Blessing Ceremony by Natyrasa + Prumsodun Ok
6:30pm – 9:00pm Friday, 4 February 2022
Starting Point: Courtyard
Artist Talks + Exhibition Tour
5:00pm – 6:30 Saturday, 5 February 2022
Starting Point: Courtyard
Introduction to “Open-Eye Meditation,” Workshop by Chhun Chenda Sophea
3:00pm – 5:00pm Sunday, 6 February 2022
Location: Terrace
Poetry Readings + Open Mic, Readings by Yeng Chheangly and Jane, Hosted by Say Tola
6:30pm – 8:00pm Monday, 7 February 2022
Location: Courtyard
“Entering the Buddhist Imagination,” In Conversation with Yean Reaksmey moderated by Kong Siden
6:30pm – 8:00pm Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Location: Terrace
“Chromesthesia,” Audio-visual performance by Warren Daly
6:30pm – 7:30pm Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Location: Courtyard
“Archiving Our community for Tomorrow,” In Conversation with Chea Sopheap moderated by Mech Choulay
6:30pm – 8:00pm Thursday, 10 February 2022
Location: Terrace
DJ Rai Zo + Hip Hop Dance Performance by Xang Heang + Projection Art by Song Seakleng
6:30pm – 9pm Friday, 11 February 2022
Location: Courtyard
Introduction to Photography Basics + Guided photo walk with Ry Roun
4pm – 6pm Saturday, 12 February 2022
Location: Courtyard + Neighborhood
Feast with Friends: A Communal Dinner
Bring friends + food + drinks to share
6pm – 9pm Sunday, 13 February 2022
Location: Courtyard

Performance + Film Screening for Futures is SHE
2021-02-20 10:00 - 12:00 | 215 Street 13, F3 (Friends Futures Factory), Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Presented by Creative Generation
For the F3 Futures is SHE
10am – 12pm Sat 20 February, 2021
Seats are limited, please register in advance, or send a message:
E: hello@creativegeneration.art
FB: @creativegeneration.art
Location: Creative Generation Gallery at F3 (Friends Futures Factory)
PERFORMANCE
Demand, Sao Sreymao, 5 minutes, 2014, video screening Pressure, Sao Sreymao, live performance
These two performances by Sao Sreymao were created four years apart but are linked by their response to social tension in Phnom Penh. The artist explores issues of oppression, struggle and the exhaustion of resistance. Through simple, but very compelling gestures, the artist engages the audience in a highly emotional encounter.
“It’s not easy to earn freedom – you have to prove to the world that you can stand by yourself” – Sao Sreymao
FILM SCREENING
Red Wedding, Directed by Lida Chan and Guillaume Suon, 50min, 2012
Language: Khmer with English subtitles
Courtesy of Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center
This film, Red Wedding, illustrates about the forced marriage during Khmer Rouge regime. A man and a woman do know each other before but they are forced to marry no matter if they love each other or not. After the marriage, there are spies observing them whether they get along each other on the bed on not. If not, they are supposed to be re-educated at the first night or killed in the following night mistake. After the Khmer Rouge a woman tries to seek for justice by asking the alive Khmer Rouge leaders, and file to document to sue to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal Court.
Archive Reference: Bophana center

Body Workshop with Eric Ellul, 14-15 December 2020
2020-12-14 00:00 - 23:59 | Phnom Penh
14-15 December 2020
F3 (Friends Futures Factory)
Eric Ellul, a performance artist with a background in theater, dance and circus, offers a Body Workshop for male-identifying performers to explore and question “maleness” through body movements and performative gesture. The workshop proposes to respond to current discussions on masculinity by inviting the participants to connect through their body with the space and physical sensations around them as well as tap into their emotional and creative expression.

#WEAREINTHISTOGETHER, 7 September - 30 November 2020
2020-09-07 09:00 - 21:00 | 215 Street 13, F3 (Friends Futures Factory), Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A creative intervention by Creative Generation in collaboration with F3 (Friends Futures Factory)
On view 7 September – 30 November 2020
Opening hours: 9am – 9pm, closed Sundays

WEAREINTHISTOGETHER emphasizes the human capacity to be resilient through community and caring for each other. Even though Cambodia is currently not suffering at the same scale as many other countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, we stand in solidarity with our communities and people around the world to give hope and courage during this global crisis.
Cambodian artists offer beautiful words, artworks and caring advice to remind us we are not alone and that together we not only survive, but thrive.
ARTWORK:
Digital Care Package
We Are In This Together, lightbox mural by Srun Rida
Poetry Boxes, poems by Angely Rose, Em Sokheng and Mom Saravotey
TOGETHER WE CAN… Chalk Graffiti Wall
We invite the public to visit the space, which is large and open air, to explore the artworks while observing the following precautions: 1) wear a mask, 2) wash hands frequently and 3) stay at least 1.5m away from others.
Stay safe and remember #weareinthistogether

Award Celebration Creative Generation 3
2020-03-06 18:30 - 20:30 | 215 Street 13, F3 (Friends Futures Factory), Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
On 6 March 2020 we will celebrate the announcement of the five awardees for CREATIVE GENERATION 3 at FUTURES Factory.
Over the last year young Cambodian artists, between the age of 18 and 30, were invited to apply to the CREATIVE GENERATION 3 award. Each application was individually scored by seven judges, all of whom work in the arts and are familiar with the Cambodian art scene. The judges were asked to consider each application according to their portfolio submission, exhibition proposal and overall potential of the artist. The five highest scoring applications were selected to receive the CREATIVE GENERATION award. We are very excited to announce the five winning artists (in alphabetical order)!
• Mech Choulay
• Kong Siden
• Ry Savroun
• Song Seakleng
• Vong Chandarey
As CREATIVE GENERATION awardees each artist will receive a cash prize and trophy, participate in a three month mentorship program and finally, present their work in a solo exhibition.
CREATIVE GENERATION is possible thanks to the generous support of: Karen McLeod Adair & Anthony Adair, Australian collectors of contemporary Cambodian art and supporters of young artists. With additional support from Debra Fram.
It is powered by Java Creative Café in partnership with FUTURES Factory and with the support of many volunteers.
Together, the sponsors, partners, volunteers and CREATIVE GENERATION are committed to building up a new generation of young Cambodian artists.

Figure, 30 November 2019 - 31 January 2020
2019-11-30 00:00 - 23:59 | 215 Street 13, F3 (Friends Futures Factory), Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Exhibition by Tyl Kan + Sana Oung Ty
30 November 2019 – 31 January 2020
F3 (Friends Futures Factory)
Tyl Kan and Sana Oung Ty worked collaboratively to produce a series of portraits of models with diverse body types. The series celebrates their beauty by presenting the models in compositions that reference works of art of idealized human form like ancient Khmer statues, artworks of the European Renaissance, and the quintessential paintings of alluring women in waterfalls and carrying pots that have been popular for many decades in the Cambodian art shops. For Figure, Tyl and Sana recruited models who are unhappy or ashamed of their bodies in some way – too skinny, overweight, hairy or have stretch marks. While they have respected their privacy and anonymity, each image is an intimate exploration of shame and the need for love and acceptance.

In the Garden of My Own Making, 30 November 2019 - 31 January 2020
2019-11-30 00:00 - 23:59 | 215 Street 13, F3 (Friends Futures Factory), Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Lightbox mural by Chau Bormin
30 November 2019 – 31 January 2020
F3 (Friends Futures Factory)
“In the Garden of My Own Making” is a light box mural by Chau Bormin. His work is highly emotive and presents an alternative male identity by using flowers and soft colors that are normally associated with femininity to construct a portrait of a young man. The artist states, “…one should learn to love one’s body on one’s own terms; it shouldn’t matter what others see or what the media thinks is ideal. You make your own space in which you can freely express yourself and be content and happy.” He further asserts that the seeming contrast between the flowers and the male figure challenges the systemic falsehood that men are not emotional, caring or sensitive.
