Discover the Festival Murals & Artists
In 2025, the 4th edition of the SβArt Urban Art Festival took place from November 3rd to 8th, building upon the successful city-wide return of the event in 2023.
Drawing in a record-breaking crowd of over 130,000 attendees from across Cambodia and around the globe, Battambang was transformed into an extraordinary lively open-air gallery. During the six-day festival, visitors participated in free art workshops, Cambodia’s first immersive cultural tours, and panels led by artists and experts from the USA, Spain, Singapore, France, Germany, Colombia, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, Italy, Australia, the UAE, and many more.
In 2025, Phare Ponleu Selpak organized the festival with the critical support of the TUI Care Foundation, working in core partnership with Phare Creative Studio and Murals for Cambodia (FT Gallery & Studio). Other key partners included Total Energies, the Japan Foundation, the Institut français, Ville de Paris, the Battambang Provincial Government, and iDEN Agency.
Learn more about the SβArt Festival mural artists and their paintings found throughout Battambang in descriptions below.Β
Immerse & Tick “Dive deep into the environment and feel its heartbeat.”
ααααα»ααααα½α αα·α α
ααααΆαααααααΌα β Dom Laporte of DRIFT Mural Co
Springtime Mount FujiΒ
Β«αααΌαααααΆααΈααα
ααααα αααΌααΈΒ»Β – Morio Nakajima
The name of BATTAMBANG
Β«ααααααααααααααΆααααααΒ»
β K7_PONG
Street Bloom
Β«ααααΆααΈαααΆααααα·ααΈΒ»
β Asem Navarro
NΔga Β«ααΆαΒ» β Amed
H’er Β«ααΆαΒ» β Moles
Retrato de Sinath
(Portrait of Sinath):
ααΌαααΆααααααααΈααΆα β Juan Espejo
The Monkey β LeHo
Inner Fight
Β«ααΆαααααΌαααα»αα
α·αααΒ» β Santa Gross
LIFE IS FRAGILE LIKE A PORCELAIN TIGERβ FONKi Ft. LISA KING & SHAYA
Kinetic Heritage
Β«αααα·αααααααααααΎαΒ» β Shahul Arts
Renaissance Urbaine
Β«ααΆααααα‘αΎααα·αααααΈαααα»α» – Ares.Twc
Immerse & Tick “Dive deep into the environment and feel its heartbeat.”
Β«ααααα»ααααα½α αα·α α ααααΆαααααααΌαΒ»
Dominic Laporte Β β CanadaΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HXChVEy6Dx1G6o2c8
About the Muralβ | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Immerse & Tick reflects the themes of interconnection, symbolic storytelling through the animal world. At the heart is a water buffalo, a powerful emblem in Cambodian culture symbolizing strength, endurance, and the deep connection between people and the land. Traditionally a vital partner in rice farming, the buffalo embodies resilience, sustenance, and harmony with nature. Here, it is placed in a surrealist setting alongside fish and a white egretβspecies that share a symbiotic relationship in the natural world. This interplay of earth, air, and water becomes a metaphor for the interconnectedness of all life, including our own place within it. One fish is rendered in chrome, a subtle nod that speaks to the need to address environmental imbalance.
“Immerse & Tick” αααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈααΌαααΆαααααααΆαααααααααΆαααααΆαα
αα·ααα
αα αα·αααΆααα·ααΆαααΏααααααΆαα·αα·αααααΌαααΆαααααα·ααααααα α
ααα»α
ααααΌαααααααΆαααααααΊ αααααααααΈ αααααΆαα·αα·αααααΌαααααΆαα₯αααα·αααααα»ααααααααααααα ααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΉαααΆα ααΆαα’ααααααα αα·αα
αααααααααΈααΆααααΆαααααΆααααα
αααΆαααα»αααααΆαα·αα·αααΉαααΈα αααα»αααΆαααΆααααΌααααααΆαααααα»ααααααα·ααααααΆααααΈαα»ααΆαααΆα αααααΈααΊααΆααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΆαα
α·ααα
αΉαααΈαα·α αα·αααΆααα»ααα»αααααΆααΆαα½αααααααΆαα·α
αα
αααα»αααααΆααααααααΈαααΆααααααααααααααααΎαααααααααα αααααααααΈααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααα αΆααααααΉαααΉαααααααααΈ αα·ααααααα»αααααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααΆααααααααΉαααΆααααααΆαα
αα·ααα
αααααα»ααα·ααααααααΆαα·α ααααΆαααααααααΆαααΈ ααα αα·αααΉα ααΆαααααΆαααΆα’αααααΌαααααΆαα±ααααΆααααααΆαααααα‘αΆααααΈαα·ααααααααα αα½αααΆααα’αααα·ααΆαααααααα»αααααΎααα
αααα»αααααααααα α
ααααα―ααααΈαα½αααααΆααααααααα
ααααααααααΆααααααΌα ααΊααΆααΆααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααααααα½α ααααΆαα
αΆαααΆα
ααααα»αααΆαααα
α·ααααα»αααΆααααΎα’αα»αααααΆαααααα·ααααΆαα
About the Artist | α’αααΈαα·α
α·ααααα
Dominic Laporte is an award-winning muralist and illustrator who co-founded DRIFT Mural Co. with his partner, AnaΓ―s LabrΓ¨que, to create public artworks that enrich communities and celebrate local identities. He has created around 100 large-scale murals internationallyβfrom Mexico to Romaniaβand has collaborated with institutions such as the Royal Canadian Navy, Adidas, Lexus, Microsoft, and Live Nation Canada.
Dominic Laporte ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΌααααααΆαα αα·αα’αααααΌαααΌααααα’ααααΆααααααΆαααα·αααΆαααααΆαα αααααΆααα½αααααΆαααααΎααααα»αα αα»α DRIFT Mural Co. ααΆαα½αααααΌαααααααααΊαααααΆ AnaΓ―s LabrΓ¨que ααΎααααΈαααααΎαααααΆαααα·ααααααΆααΆαααααααα½αααΎααααααααα αααα αα·αα’αα’αααΆααα’ααααααααΆααααα»ααααααα αααααΆααααααΎαααααΌααααααΆααααααΆααααααα αα α‘α α ααααΆαααα
ααΆααααααΆααααααααΆα
αααΎα α
αΆααααΈααα·αααα·ααα αΌααααααΌαααΆααΈ α αΎααααααααΆααα ααΆαααΆαα½αααααΆααααααααΌα
ααΆ αααααααΎαααΉαααΆααΆααΆ αααα»αα αα»α Adidas, Lexus, Microsoft αα·α Live Nation Canada αααααα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
βImmerse & Tick “Dive deep into the environment and feel its heartbeat.”
Β«ααααα»ααααα½α αα·α α ααααΆαααααααΌαΒ»
Dominic Laporte Β β CanadaΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HXChVEy6Dx1G6o2c8
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Immerse & Tick reflects the themes of interconnection, symbolic storytelling through the animal world. At the heart is a water buffalo, a powerful emblem in Cambodian culture symbolizing strength, endurance, and the deep connection between people and the land. Traditionally a vital partner in rice farming, the buffalo embodies resilience, sustenance, and harmony with nature. Here, it is placed in a surrealist setting alongside fish and a white egretβspecies that share a symbiotic relationship in the natural world. This interplay of earth, air, and water becomes a metaphor for the interconnectedness of all life, including our own place within it. One fish is rendered in chrome, a subtle nod that speaks to the need to address environmental imbalance.
“Immerse & Tick” αααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈααΌαααΆαααααααΆαααααααααΆαααααΆαα
αα·ααα
αα αα·αααΆααα·ααΆαααΏααααααΆαα·αα·αααααΌαααΆαααααα·ααααααα α
ααα»α
ααααΌαααααααΆαααααααΊ αααααααααΈ αααααΆαα·αα·αααααΌαααααΆαα₯αααα·αααααα»ααααααααααααα ααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΉαααΆα ααΆαα’ααααααα αα·αα
αααααααααΈααΆααααΆαααααΆααααα
αααΆαααα»αααααΆαα·αα·αααΉαααΈα αααα»αααΆαααΆααααΌααααααΆαααααα»ααααααα·ααααααΆααααΈαα»ααΆαααΆα αααααΈααΊααΆααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΆαα
α·ααα
αΉαααΈαα·α αα·αααΆααα»ααα»αααααΆααΆαα½αααααααΆαα·α
αα
αααα»αααααΆααααααααΈαααΆααααααααααααααααΎαααααααααα αααααααααΈααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααα αΆααααααΉαααΉαααααααααΈ αα·ααααααα»αααααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααΆααααααααΉαααΆααααααΆαα
αα·ααα
αααααα»ααα·ααααααααΆαα·α ααααΆαααααααααΆαααΈ ααα αα·αααΉα ααΆαααααΆαααΆα’αααααΌαααααΆαα±ααααΆααααααΆαααααα‘αΆααααΈαα·ααααααααα αα½αααΆααα’αααα·ααΆαααααααα»αααααΎααα
αααα»αααααααααα α
ααααα―ααααΈαα½αααααΆααααααααα
ααααααααααΆααααααΌα ααΊααΆααΆααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααααααα½α ααααΆαα
αΆαααΆα
ααααα»αααΆαααα
α·ααααα»αααΆααααΎα’αα»αααααΆαααααα·ααααΆαα
About the Artistββ | α’αααΈαα·α
α·ααααα
Dominic Laporte is an award-winning muralist and illustrator who co-founded DRIFT Mural Co. with his partner, AnaΓ―s LabrΓ¨que, to create public artworks that enrich communities and celebrate local identities. He has created around 100 large-scale murals internationallyβfrom Mexico to Romaniaβand has collaborated with institutions such as the Royal Canadian Navy, Adidas, Lexus, Microsoft, and Live Nation Canada.
Dominic Laporte ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΌααααααΆαα αα·αα’αααααΌαααΌααααα’ααααΆααααααΆαααα·αααΆαααααΆαα αααααΆααα½αααααΆαααααΎααααα»αα αα»α DRIFT Mural Co. ααΆαα½αααααΌαααααααααΊαααααΆ AnaΓ―s LabrΓ¨que ααΎααααΈαααααΎαααααΆαααα·ααααααΆααΆαααααααα½αααΎααααααααα αααα αα·αα’αα’αααΆααα’ααααααααΆααααα»ααααααα αααααΆααααααΎαααααΌααααααΆααααααΆααααααα αα α‘α α ααααΆαααα
ααΆααααααΆααααααααΆα
αααΎα α
αΆααααΈααα·αααα·ααα αΌααααααΌαααΆααΈ α αΎααααααααΆααα ααΆαααΆαα½αααααΆααααααααΌα
ααΆ αααααααΎαααΉαααΆααΆααΆ αααα»αα αα»α Adidas, Lexus, Microsoft αα·α Live Nation Canada αααααα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
Springtime Mount Fuji
Β«αααΌαααααΆααΈααα ααααα αααΌααΈΒ»
Morio Nakajima β JapanΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bPVP8RparBkeZYu79
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
In spring, Mount Fuji as seen from Lake Kawaguchi is breathtaking. Cherry blossoms in full bloom are reflected on the calm surface of the lake, while the snow-capped peak of Fuji stands gracefully against the clear blue sky.
This mural was created by Morio Nakajima, a renowned public bathhouse painter in Japan, as part of a collaborative project between the Japan Foundation, Phnom Penh Liaison Office and Phare Ponleu Selpak during the SβArt Urban Art Festival in November 2025.
ααΆαααΌαααΆαααΈααααα»αααααΆαααααααΆααΆααΌαααΆ αα·αααααΆαααααα αααΌααΈαααααΎαααΈααΉαααΆαααΆααΌααΈ αα·αααΆααΆαααΆαααααααααααΆααα·ααΆαααΉααααααΆα ααααααααααΆααΆααΌαααΆααααααα»αααΈααααα»αααααΆα ααΆαααααααααααΎααααααΉααααααααααααΆαα ααααααααααΌαααααα αααΌααΈααααααααααααα·αααααα»α αααα αΆαααΆααααΆαα’ααα
αΆαααααααααααααααααα‘αα
ααααΆααααααΌαααΎαααααΆαα ααα ααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎααααααα Morio Nakajima αααααΆαα·α
α·αααααααααΌαααΆαααααααααΉαααΆααΆαααααααααΈααααΆαααααΆαααα
αααααααααα»αα αααααΊααΆααα·ααααααααααααααα ααΆααααΆαααΌααα·αα·αααα»α ααΆαα·ααΆαααααααΆααααααααααααα αα·ααααΆααα αααΆααααααΊαα·αααα αααα»αα’αα‘α»αααααααα ααααααα·ααααααΈαααα»αααα’αΆαααΆαααα·α
ααα·ααΆ ααααΆαα’α α’α₯α
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About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
NAKAJIMA Morio (Fukushima, 1945) is one of Japanβs last remaining Sento-e painters β artists who paint Mt. Fuji and natural landscapes on public bathhouse walls. With over 60 years of experience, he continues to preserve this traditional art form using roller brushes. In 2024, he received the Medal with a Yellow Ribbon from the Emperor of Japan.
NAKAJIMA Morio (ααΎααα
ααααα Fukushima ααααΆαα‘α©α€α₯) ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΆαααααα»αα
ααααα’αααα
α»αααααααααα’ααααααα
αααααααααα»ααααααααααα»ααααααΌαααααΌα Sento-e αααααΊααΆαα·ααααααααααΌαααΌαααααα αααΌααΈ αα·ααααααΆαααααααΆαα·αα
ααΎαααααΆααααααααΌαααΉαααΆααΆαααα ααΆαα½αααΉααααα·αααααααΆα α¦α ααααΆα ααααα
ααααααα’αα·αααααααααααα·αααααααααααΈααααααααααΎααααα·α (roller brushes)α αααα»αααααΆαα’α α’α€ αααααα½αααΆαααααΆαααααααΌαααααΏα (Medal with a Yellow Ribbon) ααΈα’αα·ααΆααααα»αα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
The name of BATTAMBANG
Β«ααααααααααααααΆααααααΒ»
Chamnandarapong (aka K7_PONG) β CambodiaΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bx9FHNkkLtr9X6J38
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
This painting is an homage to Battambang (ααΆαααααα), proudly presenting the cityβs name in dynamic, stylised Khmer lettering. K7 wants to add colourful vitality to the city and transform an average wall into a lively painting. Using a vibrant street-art approach, the bright hues infuse the urban atmosphere with energy, creating a dynamic contrast against the gloomy background. More significantly, this piece aspires to raise the Khmer letter onto the world stage of modern art. Itβs a strong blend of profound cultural legacy and current artistic expression, illustrating that our lovely writing can thrive in any setting. Itβs about honouring our identity and bringing light to our streets.
ααααΆααααααΌαααα ααΊααΆααΆαααααααααΌαααΆαααΉααα»α αα·αααααααΆαα
αααα αααα»αααΆαααααα αααααΆαααααα
ααΌαα’αααααΆ “ααΆαααααα” αααΆαααααααΎααααα»αααααααα’αααααα·ααααααααααααα
αααααααα·αα αα·ααααα K7 ααΆαααααα
αααααααΎαααΆαααααααααααα αα·αααΆααααααααΈαααα»αα²ααααΆαααΈαα·αααΈαααΆ αααααααΆααααααΌααααααΆααααααααΆαα½α α±ααααααΆαααΆααααΆααααααΌαααααΆααα·ααααΆαα ααΆαααααα
ααΆαααα·ααααααΆαααααΌαααααΆααααΆα αααα
αααα»αααααΎαααΆαααΆαααααΆαα
αΌααα
αααα»αααα·ααΆααΆαααΈαααα»α αααααΎαααΆαααΆααΆααα»αααααΆαα½ααααΆααααααααα’αΆα αααααΉααα·αααααΆααα»ααα·ααααα αΆααααΆαααΆααααααΌααααααΆααα
ααΎαααΈααααα
ααα ααααΆαααα½ααααααΆααααααααααΎαααααααα’αααααααααα±ααααΆαα‘αΎααααααααα·ααα·ααααααααΎααα
ααΎααΆαα’ααααααΆαα·α ααΆααΊααΆααΆααααα
αΌαααααΆααααΉαααΆααααΆααααααααααααααααααααααΆααααα
αα·ααααα·αα
αααααααα·ααααα·ααααααΆααααα
αα
α»αααααα ααααααα αΆαα±ααααΎαααΆ α’αααααα·ααααααααααααααααΆαααααααΎα α’αΆα
ααΆαααΆαααα
ααααααααααΎααααα»ααααααααΆααααααα αααααΊααΆααΆααααααααααααααα’ααααααααΆααααααααα½αααΎα αα·αααΆαααΆαααααΌααααααΊαααα·ααααααααααα·ααΈααααΈαααα»αα
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About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Chamnan Darapong (K7) is a Cambodian graffiti artist whose passion for street art began in 2013 with just a few cans of spray paint. Influenced by raw street culture and Khmer identity, his works fuse bold colors, fluid motion, and expressive lettering. K7βs murals tell stories of culture, freedom, and emotion, transforming blank walls into vibrant reflections of his roots and artistic evolution.
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αααΎα ααΆαααΆαααα (K7) ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΆα ααααΈααΈ (graffiti) ααααΆαα·ααααα αααααΆαα
αααΌαα
α·αααααΎαα·ααααααΆαααααααΌαααΆααααΈααααΆαα’α α‘α£ ααααααααα αααααα½αααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααααααΆαααααααΌα αα·αα’ααααααααΆαααααα ααααΆαααααααααααΆαααΆααα½ααααα
αΌαααααΆααΌαααααα·αα
αααΆαα α
αααΆααααααΎα αα·αα’ααααααα
ααααααααααααααα’ααααααα ααααΌααααααΆαααααα K7 αααααΆααααΈααΏααααΆαααααααα ααααΈααΆα αα·αα’αΆαααααα αααααααΆααααααΌααααααΆαααααααα’αΆαα±αααα
ααΆααΆααααα»ααααα
αΆαααααΆαααααααΎαααα«αααα αα·αααΆααα·αααααααααα·αααααααααααα
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In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
Street Bloom
Β«ααααΆααΈαααΆααααα·ααΈΒ»
Juan Navarro PeΓ±a (aka Asem Navarro) β SpainΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5LaTKZKTNSixJ63A
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
The artwork represents the flourishing of urban art in Cambodia through graffiti-style calligraphy that pays homage to the festival’s name. The main illustration, depicting a young woman with an urban and anime inspired style, listening to music (alluding to the symbiosis between music and street art in hip hop) meanwhile Rumdul flowers, characteristic of the region and considered Cambodia’s national flower, blooms around.
It also draws inspiration from Keith Bosley’s anthology of Eastern poetry (Poetry of Asia/Five Millennia of Verse in Thirty-Three Languages), which includes Khmer poetry that describes the sun, compared to fire, as the greatest and most powerful light.
ααααΆαααα·ααααααα αααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΈααα»αααΆααααα·ααααααΈαααα»α αα
αααα»αααααααααααα»ααΆ ααΆααααα’ααααααα
ααα αααααΆα αααΈααΈ αααααΆααΆαααααααααΌαααααΈα’ααααα»αα
αααααα ααααααα½ααααα ααΌαααΆαα
ααααααααααα αΆαααΈααΆααΈααααααααααααΆαααααα»ααα
ααΆαααααααΈαααα»α αα·ααααααααΌαααΈαα
ααααα»α αααα»αααααΆαααααααααΈ ααΊααΆααΆαααααα
ααΌαααααΆααααααααΉαααΆααααααΆααααα·αα’αΆα
ααααααΆααααΆααααααααΈ αα·ααα·ααααααΆαααααΌααααα»αααααααααααααααΈα ααΈαα αα αααααΉαααΉαααα ααααΆαααα½ααααααΆααααΆααααΆαα±αααααααααΆαααααα αα·αααΆααααΆααΆαα·ααααααααααααααα»ααΆ ααααΆαααΈααααα»αααααΆααα
αα»ααα·ααααααα
ααααΆααααα ααααΆααααα»ααααα·αα
ααααΈαααααααααΆαααα’αΆαααΈααΌαααΆααααααα Keith Bosley αααααΆαααααααααΆαααααα’αΆαααΈ αα·αααΆααΆαα
αααααααααΆααααααα»αααααααααααΆαααΆααααααΆα ααΆααΆααα·αααΈααΆααΆ ααααααα»ααααααΆαααααΆααααααααααΆααα·αααααΆα’αααΈααααα’αΆαα·ααα αααααααααααααΌα
αα
ααΉαα’ααααΆαααααΎα αααααΆαααααΊαααα α·ααΆ αα·αααΆαα’αΆαα»ααΆαααααΆααααααΆαααα»αα
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About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Asem Navarro has been an urban graffiti artist located in Madrid since the late 1990βs. He studied graphic design and worked for several advertising agencies until he decided to train as a professional illustrator. He uses his skills as a graffiti artist and illustrator to capture the harsh reality of the street in his stunning art works.
Asem Navarro ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΆα ααααΈααΈααΈαααα»ααααααΆαααΌαααααΆααα
ααΈαααα»ααααΆααααΈα ααΆααααΈα
α»αααααααααααααΆαα‘α©α©α α αααααΆααα·ααααΆααααααα
ααΆααααΆα ααα·α αα·αααΆαααααΎααΆαα±ααααΈααααΆααααΆαααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααΆα
αααΎα αα αΌααααααααααααα
α
α·αααα αααΉαα αΆαααααα½αααΆα’αααααΌαααΌααααα’α’αΆααΈαα αααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααΆα ααααΈααΈ αα·αα’αααααΌαααΌααααα’ ααΎααααΈαααα αΆαααΈααααΆαααααααααΆαααααΈαα·αααΆαααααααΌα ααΆααααααααΆαααα·ααααααα’ααα
αΆααααααααααα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
Naga
Β«ααΆαΒ»
Giuseppe De Martino (aka Amed) β ItalyΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ePGzdC7nVeMWbhju6
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
The artwork *Naga* portrays a woman dissolving into the sacred serpent, their forms entwining until they rise as a single, breathing entity. Within this union, the ancient symbols of the Naga unfurl: guardian of hidden waters, keeper of primordial depths, silent protector of temples, and timeless bridge between the earthly and the divine.
The backgroundβa sugar-paper blue drifting into turquoiseβechoes the fluid realm where the Naga dwells. Its soft hues blend with the gold in the womanβs hair and the serpentβs shimmering contours, weaving a harmony that evokes prosperity, renewal, and the eternal flow of vital energy.
The piece becomes a living metaphor: a suspended dance between body and spirit, where the feminine figure carries the ageless pulse of the Nagaβcreator, protector, and bringer of balance between earth, water, and soul.
ααααΆαααα·αααααααααΆαα
αααααΎαααΆ “ααΆα” ααα αααα αΆαααΈααααααΈαααΆααααα½α’αααααΆααΈααααΆααααααααα»ααααΆαα
αΌααα
αααα»ααα½α’αααααααααΆααααααααα·αα·αααα· αααααΌαααΆαααΆααααΈαααΆαααααααααααααΆαααααα‘αΆα
αΌαααααΆ αα αΌαααααΆαααΆαα½α’ααααααα½ααααααΆααα·ααααΆαααααααΎαα αααα»αααααΌααα αααααα½αααα αα·αα·αααααΌααα»ααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααΆαα‘αΎα αααα»αααΆαααΆα’ααααααααααΆααααΆααααααα·ααααα»αααΆαα’αΆααααααΆαα ααΆααα
αΆααααααααα
ααΉαααααααααα
ααΆα’αααααΆαααΆαααααΆααΆαα’αΆααααααΆαααααααααααααΆαα αα·αααΆααααΆαα
ααααααα’ααααααΆααααααααΈ αα·αα’αΆααΆα
αααααααα
ααααααΆαααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααααα
αααααααααΌααααα ααΆααααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈααααααα·ααααΉααααααααααΆαα’αΆααααααα
α αααααααααααααΆααααα ααΆααααΆαα
αΌαααααΆααΆαα½ααααααΊαααααΆαααααααααα αα·ααααααΆααΆααααααααΊα
ααα
αΆαα αααααΎαααΆαααΆαα»ααα»αααααΆααααααα»ααααα
αΆαααααααΆααααααΌααααααΆα ααΆαα
αΆααααααΎαααΆααααΈ αα·αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈαα·αααα’αααα
ααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆαααΆα’αααααΌαααααΆαααΈαα·α αααααΊααΆααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααΌααααααααΆαααΆαααΌαααΆα αα·ααα·ααααΆα ααααααα»αααααα½α’αααααΆααΈααΆαααΆαααααΌαα
ααααΆαααααααΌαααααΌαααΆαααααααααΆα αααα»αααΆαααΆα’ααααααααΎα α’αααααΆαααΆα αα·αα’αααααΆαααααΌααα»αααααΆααααΆαααααααΈ αααααΆαα·ααα½ααααααΉαα
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About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Amed was born in Salerno in 1992. His path has been enriched by international experiences across Europe and by collaborations with global brands such as Netflix, Toyota and Warner Bros. These opportunities allowed him to merge art, design, and sustainability, strengthening the connection between aesthetic research and the urban environment.
Amed ααΎααα
ααΈαααα»α Salerno αααα»αααααΆαα‘α©α©α’α ααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααααααααΌαααΆααααααΉαααΆαααααααα·αααααα’ααααααΆαα·αα
ααΌααΆααα’αΊααα»α αα·αααΆαααααα·α
αα
αα ααΆαααΆαα½ααααΆαααΈα αααααΈαααΎαα·αααααααΌα
ααΆ Netflix, Toyota αα·α Warner Bros ααΆααΎαα α±ααΆαααΆαααααααΆαα’αα»ααααΆαα±ααααααααα
αΌαααααΆααΌααα·αααα ααΆααα
ααΆ αα·ααα·αααααααΆα αααααααΎα±ααααααΆαααααααααΆαααΆααα·ααααΆααααααααααααΆα αα·αααα·ααααΆαααΈαααα»αααΆααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
H’er
Β«ααΆαΒ»
Nguyen Thanh Tan (aka Moles) β VietnamΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hj5A1EFY2wBpUdA38
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
This is an illustration of a Vietnamese Central Highlands woman holding her sleeping child in her arms, her gaze fixed toward the horizon. The emotional tone is expressed through the warm-colored background behind her face. Through the absence of the husband, the artwork honors the womanβs role in preserving, continuing, and building the family β which is why the forest and waterfall imagery flows seamlessly into her figure. It is a tribute to the fidelity and resilience of the people of the Mekong region.
αααααΊααΆααααΆααααααΌααααααΆααααΈααααααΈααααΆααααααααααααααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααααααααααααΆα ααααααα»αααΈαααααααΌαααΌα
αααα»ααααααααααααΆαααααααα
αααααααααααααααααααααΆααααααΉααα
ααΆααααΎααααααααααΆαα α’αΆααααααααααααΆααααα
ααααΌαααΆαααα ααααΌαααΆααααααα‘αΎαααΆαααααααααΊααααααα
α§ααα ααα
ααααααΆααααααααΆααααααααααααααααααααααααΆαα ααΆααααα’ααααααΆααααα½α’αααααααΆααΈ ααααΆαααα·αααααααα
ααααΎααααααΎααα½ααΆααΈααααααααααααααααααααααΈ αααα»αααΆααααααααΆ ααααααα αα·ααααΆααα»αααααααααα½ααΆα β ααααααααΆααΌαα ααα»ααααΎα±ααααΌαααΆαααααααααΉααααΆ αα·αααΉαααααΆααα αΌααααΆαα
αΌααα
αααα»αααΌαααΆαααΆαααααααΆααααΆααα»ααα»αα αααααΊααΆααΆαααααααααΌαααααααΌααΆαααα
αααααααααΈααΆα αα·αααΆαααααα·ααα»αααΆαααααααααΆαααααα»ααααααααααααα
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About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Moles, is a freelance mural artist based in Sai Gon, Vietnam. He loves to travel and paint or illustrate stories inspired by street culture and nature. His murals reflect a harmony between urban energy and natural beauty, turning walls into spaces where people can pause, connect, and feel inspired.
Moles ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΌααααααΆααααααΈαααααΆαααΌαααααΆααα
ααΈαααα»αααα ααα αααααααααααΆαα αααα
αΌαα
α·αααααααΎααααΎα αα·αααΌαααΌααααααΆααααΈααΏααααΆαααααααα»ααααα·αααααααααααααΆαααααααΌα αα·αααααααΆαα·α ααααΌααααααΆααααααααααααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈαα»ααα»αααΈααααααααΆαααΆαααααΈαααα»α αα·αααααααααααααΆαα· αααααααΆααααααΌααααααΆααα±αααα
ααΆαααααααααααα»αααα’αΆα
αααα’ααααααΎα ααααΆαααααΆααααααΆαααααα αα·αααα½αααΆαααΆααααα»ααααα·αα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
Renaissance Urbaine
Β«ααΆααααα‘αΎααα·αααααΈαααα»αΒ»
Morard Edouard (aka Ares.Twc) β VietnamΒ
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hj5A1EFY2wBpUdA38
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
This mural was born from the environment that surrounded me at the moment of its creation. The old walls, marked by time, inspired in me the idea of rebirth β the kind that art can offer to a place.
The hand, that of Moles, symbolizes the act of creation: a hand that gives life, transforms concrete and awakens the memory of the streets. It represents the power of art to bring spaces back to life, to breathe new energy into what once seemed frozen.
Beside it stands a child of Battambang, an innocent figure full of potential, reminding us that the city grows, evolves, and moves toward the future. His gaze looks forward, like a promise that culture, imagination, and youth will continue shaping the identity of this place.
Higher up appears the portrait of a friend holding his staff, an object found and connected to the history of Battambang, creating a bridge between past, present, and memory. He embodies roots, transmission, and the quiet strength of those who have lived and shaped the city.
Together, these elements tell a story of rebirth, lineage, and urban identity.
A creative hand, a child carrying the future, a friend guarding the past.
Three symbols, one message:
Battambang lives, remembers, and reinvents itself.
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
A self-taught artist from the graffiti scene, Ares draws his inspiration from street art since his adolescence. In 2016, he adopted spray paint, turning it into a form of art therapy. Active on projects in France and abroad, each mural preserves the memory of the spaces he inhabits.
αααα»αααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααααααΌαααααααααα½αα―αα
ααααΈαα·ααααααΆα ααααΈααΈ Ares ααΆαααα½αααΆααααα»ααααα·αααΈαα·ααααααΆαααααααΌαααΆααααΈααααααααααααααααα αααα»αααααΆαα’α α‘α¦ αααααΆαα
αΆααααααΎαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααΆαα (spray paint) αααα
αΆαααα»αααΆααΆααααααααααΆαααααΆααΆαααΆαααααα·αααα (art therapy)α αααααΆααααααααΆααααΆααααΆααΉαααΎααααααααΆααΆαααα»αααααααααΆααΆαα αα·ααααα
αααααα ααΆααααααΌααααααΆααααΈαα½αααααααααααααααααααΆαα»αααΌαααΆαα
αα
αΆαααααΈααααααααααααααΆααα
αααα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
Retrato de Sinath
(Portrait of Sinath)
Β«ααΌαααΆααααααααΈααΆαΒ»
Juan AgustΓn Vega Espejo (aka Juan Espejo) β Chile
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDs8fL9M9rrFkuyR8
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Sinath is the woman portrayed in the mural. The artist met her at her cafΓ©, a simple and welcoming place where, from the very first moment, her kindness created a sense of warmth and belonging. That casual encounter became the starting point of the mural.
Born from an everyday moment, the work highlights the presence and stories of ordinary people. It seeks to reflect their lives and explore the connections that unite us, even when we are living in distant and opposite parts of the world.
αααΈααΆα ααΊααΆααααααΈαααααααΌαααΆααααα αΆααα
αααα»αααααΌααααααΆαααααα αα·αααααααΆααα½αααΆααα
α αΆαααΆα αααααααΆαααααα½αααααααΆα αααααΆααΈααααααααααΆαααα αα·αααααααααααΆαααΆααααΆααα α
αΆααααΆααααΈαα·ααΆααΈααααΌααααααΆααα½αααααΆ ααΉαα
α·αααααααααα»ααααααααΆαααΆααααααΎαα±ααααΆαα’αΆααααααααααααα
αα·αααΆααααα·αααααααΆααααα»αα ααΆααα½αααααΆαααα
ααααααααα αΎα αααααΆαααααΆαααΆα
ααα»α
α
αΆααααααΎαααααΆααααααΎαααααΌααααααΆαααααα‘αΎαα
αααα
αΆααααααΎαα
ααααΈαα·αααααΆαααΆααααααααΈαα·ααααα
αΆααααα ααααΆαααααααΎααααααΎαααΌαααααααΆα αα·αααΏααααΆαααααααα»αααααΆαααααα ααΆααααΆααααααααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈααΈαα·ααααααα½ααα αα·αααααααααααΈααααΆαααααααααααααΆαααααΆααααΎαααΆααα’ααααααΆα±ααααΆαααΆααα·ααααα·ααα αααααΈααΆααΎαααααα
αααα»ααααααααΆα
αααααΆαααΈααααΆ α¬αα
ααααΎαααααΆαααααααα·ααααααααααα
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Juan Vega Espejo (Santiago, 1994) is a Chilean visual artist and muralist. He has participated in events such as the ValparaΓso Arts Biennial (Chile, 2024) and the Cochabamba Urban Art Biennial (Bolivia, 2025). He has also held solo exhibitions such as “Cahuin” (Santiago, Chile, 2022), “Para Que no me Olvides” (Santiago, Chile, 2023), among others.
Juan Vega Espejo (ααΎααα
ααΈαααα»αααΆααααααΆα ααα ααααΆαα‘α©α©α€) ααΊααΆαα·αααααα
αααα»αα·ααα αα·αααΆαα·αααααααααΌααααααΆααααααΆαα·αααΈααΈα αααααΆαα
αΌααα½ααααα»αααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆα
αααΎαααΌα
ααΆ ValparaΓso Arts Biennial (αααααααααΈααΈ ααααΆαα’α α’α€) αα·α Cochabamba Urban Art Biennial (ααααααααΌααΈααΈ ααααΆαα’α α’α₯)α αααααααΆααααα
αααΆαααΆαααα·ααααααααααααΆαααααα½αααΌα
ααΆ “Cahuin” (ααααΆαα’α α’α’) αα·α “Para Que no me Olvides” (ααααΆαα’α α’α£) αα
ααΈαααα»αααΆααααααΆα ααα αααααααααΈααΈ αααααα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
Inner Fight
Β«ααΆαααααΌαααα»αα α·αααΒ»
Julian Santamaria (aka Santa Gross) β Colombia
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FBXu8oTXVxTsqdJe6
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
This wall is a representation of the human mind when you are are struggling with your own toughs, the ones who makes you feel insecure, anxious, confused, thats why we can see a cat fighting with his own tail, but his tail turns into a snake attacking him too, in a representation a this inner fight agains your own toughs. This wall meant to be a inspiration for people who may feel, sad, confused, or struggle with something, we all been there, is hard but we can manage this fight with ourselves, trust your guts.
ααααΌαααΎαααααΆαααααααΊααΆααΆααααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈαααΆαααα
α·αααααα»ααα αα
ααααααααΎααααα»αααααΌααααα»αααααΆαα½ααααα·ααααααα»αααααΆααααααααα½αα―αα ααΆααΊααΆαααα·ααααααααΎα±ααααΎαααΆαα’αΆαααααααα·αα
αααΆααααΆαααααα»αα
α·ααα ααΆααααααΆαααα αα·αααΆαα
ααααΌαα
αααααα ααΆααααααΌαααΆα ααααΆααααααα»αααααα»αααααΆαα½αααααα»αααααααΆααααΆαα α αΎαααααα»ααααααααΆαααααααααΆααα
ααΆαααααααααααΆααααα αΆααααα½ααα·α ααΆααΊααΆααΆααααα αΆαααΆαα·αα·αααααΌαααααΆαααααΌαααα»αα
α·ααααααααΆααααΉααααα·αα’αα·αααααΆααααααααα½αα―αα
αααααΆαααααααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎαααΎααααΈααΆααΆααααα»ααααα·ααααα’αααααααααα»αααΆαα’αΆααααααααααααααα α
ααααΌαα
ααααα α¬αααα»αααααΌααΆαα½ααααα αΆα’αααΈαα½αα ααΎαααΆααα’ααααααΆαα»αααααααααΆααααααααΆααααΏααααΆαααΆααααα ααΆαα·αααΆαα·ααΆα ααα»ααααααΎαα’αΆα
αααααααααααΆαααααΌαααα»αα
α·ααααααααΆαα α
αΌαααΏααΆααααΎαα·α
αΆααααααΆα αα·ααααααΆααα
α·ααααααααααα½αα―αα
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Santa Gross is a Colombian artist passionate about capturing feelings and connecting cultures through her art. He paints animals and human faces in a vibrant style, while referencing traditional forms of art that reflect care and dedication. He has shared his art across the globe, painting in countries like America, Mexico, Spain, his hometown of Colombia, and beyond.
Santa Gross ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΆαα·ααΌα‘α»ααααΈ αααααΆαα
αααΌαα
α·ααααααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆαααααααααααΈα’αΆαααααα αα·αααΆαααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααΆαααααα·ααααα αααααΌαααΌααααα αα·ααααααα»αααα»ααααααα»ααα
ααΆαααααααααααααΎα αααααααααααααα
ααΎαααααααα·αααααααααααΈααααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααα
α·ααααα»αααΆαα αα·αααΆααααααα αααααΆαα
ααααααααα·ααααααααααααα
αα»ααα·ααα·ααααα αα½αααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααα·αααα·α α’ααααααΆα αα·αααααααααΌα‘α»ααααΈαααααΆαααα»αααααΎααααααααα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
LIFE IS FRAGILE LIKE A PORCELAIN TIGER
FONKi Ft. LISA KING & SHAYA Β β FONKi – KH/FR/Ca; Lisa – AUS; Shaya – KH/RUS
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/s9HCkP7cpeQWjb8XA
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
This mural is a collaboration among three artists born from a spontaneous process few days before the production. . It marks a significant moment for Shaya, as it is his first mural alongside his father, FONKi. In a tribute to FONKiβs 20 years in graffiti, Lisa King decided to honor him by painting a portrait of his close friend just days prior to the mural’s production.
Lisaβs artwork reflects Rococo and Renaissance influences, evident in the posture and composition of her subject, while incorporating a contemporary New Age twist through the subject’s modern attire.
FONKi contributes his kbach graffiti style, which merges traditional Khmer ornaments with a modern aesthetic. The piece is further enhanced by Shaya’s abstract lines and painted clouds, creating a surrealistic atmosphere. This mural captures the artists’ journeys, emphasizing the process of building dreams one painting at a time.
ααααΌααααααΆαααααααΊααΆαα·α
αα
αα ααΆααααΆααα·αααααααΈααΌα αααααΆαααΎαα
ααααΈααααΎαααΆαα
αααααααα·ααααα―αα―α ααααΉαααααα»ααααΆααααααα»αααΆαα
αΆααααααΎαααα·αα ααΆααΊααΆα
ααα»α
ααααααααααΆαααα½ααααααΆαα Shaya ααααααααααΆααααΌααααααΆααααααΌααααα’αααααααΌαααααΆαα
αΌααα½αα
ααααααΆαα½αααααͺαα»α ααΊαα·ααααα FONKiα ααΎααααΈααΆααΆαααααααα·αααα·αααααααααΎααααα»ααα·αααααααΆα ααααΈααΈ (graffiti) αααααα α’α ααααΆααααα FONKi αα·αααααΆαα·ααΈ Lisa King ααΆααααααα
α
α·ααααααα αΆαααΌαααΆααα·αααααααα·αα·ααααα·αααααααΆααααααααα ααΎααααΈααΆααΆαα’αα’αααΆαα ααααΉαααααα»ααααΆααααααα»ααααααΆαα
αΆααααααΎαααΌαα
ααααΆαααααα Lisa αααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈα₯αααα·αααα·ααααααα Rococo αα·α Renaissance ααααααα αΆααααΆαα
αααΆααααΆααααααΆααα·ααΆα αα·αααΆααααα
ααααΆαααΆαααααΌααα½α’ααα ααααααααααααα
αΌαααΌαααΆαα
αααααααα·ααααααααααααΈ (New Age) ααΆααααααΆααα
ααΆααααααααααΆαααααααααααααΎαα
α
ααααα― FONKi αα·α ααΆαα
αΌααα½αα
ααααααΆαααααα
ααΆαααααααααΆα ααααΈααΈ “ααααΆα
α” αααααΆααΆααααααΌαααααΆαααΆαααααΆα
ααα
ααΆααααααααααααΈ ααΆαα½ααα·ααααααααΆααααααααααααΎαα ααααΆαααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααα
αααααααααα ααΆααααααΆαααααααααΌααααααααααΆαααααα’ααΌααΈ αα·αααΌαααααααααΌαααα Shaya αααααΎαααΆαααΆααα·ααΆααΆαααααα»αα·α (surrealistic)α ααααΌααααααΆαααααααΆααααα·αααααΌαααααΎαααΈαα·ααα·αααααααααα·αααααααΆααααΈ ααααααααααααααααΎααααΎαααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααΈααααα ααΆααααααΆααααααΎαααααΆααααααΌααααααα½αααααΆαααα
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Lisa is an Australian based / International multi-disciplinary artist. From a successful gallery owner and curator to a vibrant oil painter and large-scale muralist. In recent times, she has hit the street art festival circuit and made her mark in America, China, New Zealand, Indonesia, Germany, Cambodia & Australia.
FONKi (Paris, 1990) is a CambodianβFrench Canadian artist raised in Montreal. Known for blending modern graffiti with traditional Khmer art, he created the first Khmer graffiti lettering in his award-winning documentary The Roots Remain. He is the founder of Murals for Cambodia Festival and owner of FT Gallery in Phnom Penh, supporting emerging Cambodian artists and promoting the cityβs vibrant art scene.
Lisa ααΊααΆαα·αααααΆαα·ααΈαα α»ααααΆααααααΆαααΌαααααΆααα
ααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈ αα·αααΆααααααα·ααααααααΆα’ααααααΆαα·α α
αΆααααααΎαααΈααα
αΆαααα·α
α·αααααΆα αα·αααΆα’ααααααα
αααΆαααΆαααα·αααααααααααααααααΆαα αα αΌαααααΆαααΆαα·α
α·αααααααααΌαααααα αα·αααΆαα·αααααΆαα·ααΈααααΌααααααΆααααααΆαααα ααΆαααααααΈαααα αααααΆααΆαα
αΌααα½ααααα»ααααααα·ααΈαα ααααααα·ααααααΆαααααααΌαααΆααΆ αα·αααΆααααααααα»αααααΆαααα
αααα»αααααααααΆα
αααΎαααΌα
ααΆ α’αΆαααα·α α
α·α ααΌαααααα‘αα α₯ααααΌαααααΈ α’αΆα‘αΊαααα ααααα»ααΆ αα·αα’αΌααααααΆααΈα
FONKi (ααΎααα
ααΈαααα»ααααΆααΈα ααααΆαα‘α©α©α ) ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααα-ααΆααΆαα ααΆααΆααΆ αααααααΉαααααΈαα
ααΈαααα»αααα»ααααα’αΆααα αααααααΌαααΆαααααααΆααααΆααααααΆααααα
αΌαααααΆααΌαααααΆα ααααΈααΈααααααααΎαααΆαα½ααα·ααααααααααααααααΈ α αΎααααααααΆααααααΎαα’ααααααααΆα ααααΈααΈαααααααααΌααααααα’αααα
αααα»αααααααΆαααααα―αααΆααααααα½αααΆαααΆααααααΆααααΆαα
αααααΎαααΆ “The Roots Remain”α αααααΊααΆααααΆααα·ααα ααααα Murals for Cambodia αα·αααΆααα
αΆαααα·α
α·αααααΆα FT Gallery αα
ααααααα ααααα½αααΆααααααααα·ααααααααααααααΆααααααα αα·αααΎααααααααα·ααααα·ααααααααααααΎααα
αααα»αααΈαααα»αα
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Sponsored by: NIPPON PAINT
In partnership with: Phare Creative Studio & MURALS FOR CAMBODIA FESTIVAL
Kinecti Heritage
Β«αααα·αααααααααααΎαΒ»
Shahul Hameed (aka Shahul Arts) β India
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KCGnHjLgLzBYthkm7
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
This mural examines contemporary Cambodian identity through the lens of
cultural continuity amid rapid modernization and globalization.
The central portrait symbolizes a modern Cambodian subject, introspective,
resilient, and forward-looking. Her direct gaze establishes a visual and conceptual
connection between inherited cultural knowledge and future trajectories,
positioning tradition as an active participant in progress rather than a passive memory.
The surrounding abstract forms and saturated color fields represent
the velocity of the contemporary world, referencing technological advancement,
global movement, and societal transformation. Embedded within these
forms are visual references to Cambodian mythology and traditional motifs,
emphasizing culture as a dynamic, evolving system rather than a static historical artifact.
Through this integration, the work proposes that cultural identity persists
not by resisting change, but by absorbing and reshaping it. The future,
in this sense, is not a departure from history, but its continued expression
ααααΌααααααΆααααααα·αα·αααααΎααα
ααΎα’ααααααααΆααααααααααααααΎα ααΆαααααα»ααααα·αααααααΆαααααααα αααα»αα
ααααααααα»αααααααΎααααα αα·ααααααΆααΌαααΈαααααααααΆαααα ααα
ααΌαααααααα
α
ααααααΆαααααΆαα±αααα»αααααααααααααααααΈ αααααΆαααΆααα·α
αΆαααΆααΎαααα½αα―α ααΆαααΆαααα αα·αααΆαα
αααα»αα·ααααααααααΆαα ααααααααααααααααΉαααααααααα»α ααΆααααααΎαααΌαααααΆαααααααααΆαααΌαααΆα αα·αααααααα·ααααΆ αααΆαα
ααααααΉαααααααααααααα½αααΆαααΈαα»ααααα»αα αα·ααααααααααααα
ααΆααα’ααΆαα αααααΆααααΈααΆαααααααααΈααΆαα½α’αααααααααα
αααα»ααααααααΆα ααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΆααΆαα
αα
αΆααααααααααααΆαααα½αααΈα’ααΈαααΆαα
ααΌαααΆαα’ααΌαα·α αα·αααααααααα·αααα
αα»ααα·α ααααΆαα±ααααααΏααααα·ααααααααααα
αα
α»αααααα αααααααα
ααΎααΆαααΈαα
ααααΎαααααααα
αα
αααα·ααααΆ α
αααΆααα αα·αααΆαααααΆααααααΌααααααα αααααααα
αααα»αααΌαααΆαααΆααααα ααΊααΆααΆαααααα
ααΎααααααΆααααα αα·αααααΆα
ααα
ααΆαααααααΈ ααααααααααααααααΆαααααααααΊααΆαααααααααααααΆαα
αααΆ αα·αααΆααα·ααααααΆαα·α
αα
ααΆααΆαααααα»αα·αααααααααααα·ααΆαααααααααα
αααααα
ααΆααααααΆααα½ααααα
αΌαααααΆααα ααααΆαααααααααΎααΆα’ααααααααΆαααααααααα
αααααααααααΆα αα·αααααααααΆαααΆαααΆααΆααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααα ααα»ααααααΊααΆααααααΆαααααΌααα αα·αααΆαααα
αααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααααα‘αΎααα·αα αααα»ααααααα α’ααΆαααα·ααααααΆααΆαα
αΆαα
ααααΈαααααααα·ααΆαααααααααα ααα»ααααααΆααΊααΆααΆααααααααα
ααααα·αααααααααααα·ααΆαααααααα
αααα
About the Mural | α’αααΈααααΌααΎαααααΆαα
Shahul is an artist from Palakkad, Kerala, where he grew up in a farming family. Apart from earning a certification from the Madras Government Technical Examination (MGTE), most of his artistic growth has been through self-learning, and experimentation. He strives to create art that inspires, uplifts, and connects people, while reflecting both tradition and modern creativity.
Shahul ααΊααΆαα·αααααααααΈααααα Palakkad αααα Kerala ααΆααααααααααααααΆαααααΉαααααΈαααα»ααααα½ααΆαααα·ααα αααα
ααΈααα½αααΆααα·ααααΆααααααααΈααΆααααα‘ααα
αα
ααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα Madras (MGTE) ααΆαααΈαα
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