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Upstream

Sopheap Pich Cambodian

2005

Not on view

“Upstream was made at a transitional time when I was without a proper studio space and was working on my balcony. This piece has obvious reference to fish traps. As a little boy during the Khmer Rouge [era, 1970–75], I used to watch and help my father build fish traps. We used to catch frogs with them. This cone shape symbolized for me a home or a shelter of sorts. I also kept thinking about border crossings. Like fish that travel upstream through barriers only to come up against another border. I wanted to see what would happen if I make this simple form; would it be an interesting sculpture.”
—Sopheap Pich

Upstream, Sopheap Pich (born Battambang, Cambodia 1971), Bamboo, rattan, metal wire, and copper, Cambodia — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Upstream

Artist: Sopheap Pich (born Battambang, Cambodia 1971)

Date: 2005

Culture: Cambodia

Medium: Bamboo, rattan, metal wire, and copper

Dimensions: 118 x 39 x 39 in. (299.7 x 99.1 x 99.1 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Lent by Tyler Rollins Fine Art

Accession Number: SL.8.2013.3.2

Rights and Reproduction: © The Artist and Tyler Rollins Fine Art

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