/ soundy I / another sound I
“Another Sound” project 2018
by Arnont Nongyao with Khvay Loeung
Sound and Video installation.
Curated by : Vuth Lyno
at Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Organized by Sa Sa Art Projects.
This project marks another collaboration between both artists. This time, Arnont has immersed himself in the life and work of Loeung, assisting him in preparing sound equipment for local funeral ceremonies. These sound devices are inventions of Loeung himself. After helping with the funeral ceremonies during the day, in the evenings Arnont and Loeung come together to create noise music using old radios salvaged from Loeung and Arnont's homes. This serves as a form of communication between them, as they cannot communicate through any other language. Arnont learns about Loeung's indigenous sound knowledge, and together, they showcase their collaborative work using the self-made musical instruments at Sa Sa Art Projects, presenting a joint sound art performance on the opening day. This marks Loeung's first performance related to noise.
"Another Sound" is Phnom Penh’s first solo exhibition by Chiang Mai-based artist Arnont Nongyao. It is also the first time that Arnont exhibits with guest collaborator Khvay Loeung, a sound inventor from Phnom Penh. The exhibition presents sound and moving-image works by Arnont and Loeung exploring an approach to communications and the concept of life passing-on through sonic and visual mediations. With the language barrier between the two artists, the presented work is not only a result of their collaboration but in fact also the method of their collaboration. They attempt to achieve a mutual understanding through a sonic experimentation or rather another sound language. The exhibition also presents site-specific work intervening Sa Sa Art Projects space, turning the information of the space’s surface into a sonic vibration. (text by Vuth Lyno)
photo by Tnonra
