ក្តីប្រាថ្នាខ្ញុំ​ I Wish I Want To (Books) (2019-2020)

Malaysia Chapter, Cambodian Migrant Worker in Asia (A Conversation)

Malaysia is one of the first countries for Cambodian migrate to work as domestic worker, garment worker, and so on. There are so many abuses and sex harassments to the maids till Cambodia government ban of going to Malaysia for some years. Only recent, they reopen. 

” What do you wish for when you go back to home/Cambodia?” I asked Cambodian migrant workers in Malaysia. I can only collect some wishes by myself. The rest, I asked some Khmer workers to help collecting their friend’s wishes. I only select some wishes purposely to make photos. Idea is to leave some wishes for audiences to imagine the pictures. I design wish card with the photo to create a visa. I also make stamps under my artist name and stamp on every visas and books.  It is to stamp their wishes to pass and become true. 
The book is inspired from a travel document book (black) made special for Cambodian worker overseas.

A lot of them want to go back to their hometown and start to build the dreams. They want to have a proper occupation or run their own business and farming with their family and parent. They are small and family businesses.
They are poor, work abroad and have a wish. You also have a wish! We all have a wish!

5 original handmade books “I Wish I Want To” (2019-2020)
Size: 8.5 x 12.5cm
(Specific and Exactly the same to Cambodia passport size)

Photography collage of 5
Year: 2019-2020
Size: 60x90cm (Ilford smooth cotton rag 310g)
Edition: 5 + 2AP each

Installation Views
Group exhibition: Phantoms and Aliens The Invisible Other (Chapter II)
Curate by: Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani
Gallery: Richard Koh, Malaysia (2020)