This month I was very lucky to work with Alice Fox from the University of Brighton. Alice is the founder of the Inclusive Arts MA course at the university and also a Board member for Epic Arts. Alice and fellow researcher, Duncan Bullen, worked with students and staff in Cambodia to uncover their hopes and fears.
Using rubber stamps, these hopes and fears were captured and then used to create art work and an installation of 'hope' that encircled one of the buildings at the Epic Arts centre in Cambodia.
The whole project was focused on giving space to hear peoples voices and thoughts and on providing opportunities to speak, share and communicate desired and fears.
Here is a video of the project:
The hopes that staff and students shared were;
- Artist
- Dancer
- Performer
- Sign language teacher
- Grocery seller
- New ideas
- Art teacher
- Job in government
- Singer and songwriter
- Musician
- Khmer /English translator
- Share my ideas
- To do something wonderful
- Trust myself
- Learn khmer traditional art
- Computer/office work
- Healthy
- My own house
- Workshop leader
- Move to Phnom Penh
- Own shop
- Make a family
- Be a manager
- Growth
- A greater leader
- More experience
- Work and skills
- Epic Arts to become stronger
- More children at Epic Arts
- Empathy
- Peace
- No Job
- Afraid and scared
- Illness
- No money
- Hopeless
- Anger of other people
- Miss my mother
- Fear of failing
- No time to study
- Loss of nature due to buildings
- Loss of traditional Khmer art
- Treatment fees
- Go Far from family
- Uncertainty
- Over power of government
- Safety on road
- Climate changeIntolerance
- Isolation
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