Stand Tall

Stand Tall

Winning Bid: $500.00

Starting from memories that have evolved into life experiences, the image shown here depicts a real-life journey within a poor farming family. It tells the story of a young boy who grew up bearing the weight of responsibility from the age of seven.
​Every morning during the rainy season, he had to wake up and gather grass for the family’s cattle alongside his aunt before heading to school. Sometimes, the task took so long that he arrived late, resulting in a teacher’s punishment—standing at the flagpole for an hour. There were even moments when, knowing he was late, he felt like giving up on school altogether.
​This story is, in fact, the true life of the artist himself. Every morning, he had to collect at least two fertilizer sacks of grass, weighing nearly 100 kg.
​Interestingly, today the elders in my village notice that I am the tallest in my family. They often joke, saying, “He’s so tall because he carried those heavy loads of grass on his head every morning as a child.” Their reasoning is that when you carry a heavy weight over a long distance, your neck and head are compressed downward; once the weight is lifted, your body feels light, causing you to “stretch” and grow taller.
​This is just one small chapter of my life, shown here to represent the strength it takes to stand firm while carrying a heavy burden on one’s head every day. It mirrors our lives today—carrying heavy loads upon our shoulders, yet remaining resilient and standing strong to walk toward the future.

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  • Artist: Channy CHHOEUN
  • Material: Acrylic on canvas
  • Dimension: 65cm x 55cm
  • Artist’s Bio:
    • Channy used to use the dirt as his sketchbook and a stick as a tool to draw with. Drawing allowed him to escape to another reality full of creativity and freedom. Having heard about Phare Ponleu Selpak, Channy travelled from his remote village, situated approximately 100 kilometers from Battambang to enroll in the school in 2006 and graduated in 2013. His first exhibition was a group show at the Institute Francais in Phnom Penh in 2014. In 2017, he had his first solo show in Siem Reap, a near sell-out exhibition, followed by another huge success in 2019 at the Sofitel Phnom Penh. He currently has a solo exhibit at the Sofitel Phnom Penh called “The Long Eclipse”.

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Highest bidder was: *******

Bidder Name Bidding Time Bid Auto
******* 19 March 2026 5:58 pm $500.00
Auction started 18 March 2026 1:03 pm

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