Plastic Kingdom: art exhibition questions Cambodia’s rampant waste problem (via SEA Globe)
about 66 months ago (11/28/2018)
Plastic Kingdom: art exhibition questions Cambodia’s rampant waste problem (via SEA Globe) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles November 28, 2018 An new art exhibition in Phnom Penh featuring works by Cambodian and foreign artists will raise questions about plastic use and recycling, through woodcarvings, illustrations and even a motorbike. On first arriving in Cambodia’s ever-expanding capital Phnom Penh, one is struck by the rubbish lying on the sides of the street; order noodle soup to go, and it comes in a plastic bowl with a plastic spoon – in a plastic bag. In a country seemingly in love with plastic, the only people recycling waste are the echchay – collectors that pass by rubbish heaps to pick up items for recycling, including plastic, glass, metals and anything else salvageable.