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Ben Valentine

Ben Valentine is an independent writer living in Cambodia. Ben has written and spoken on art and culture for SXSW, Salon, SFAQ, the Los Angeles Review of Books, YBCA, ACLU, de Young Museum, and the Museum of the Moving Image, to name a few.

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In Phnom Penh, an Artist Confronts the City’s Deadly Traffic

by Ben Valentine August 10, 2016

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — In Phnom Penh, cars drive like motorcycles, motorcycles drive between lanes and on sidewalks, and even the police don’t seem to care much about traffic lights.

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An Artist Attempts to Draw the Entire History of Vietnam

by Ben Valentine July 27, 2016

HO CHI MINH CITY — At times the downtown here can appear as one great, big construction site — gleaming Chanel storefronts arise around the corner from propaganda posters.

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Photographing the Forgotten Vietnamese Widows of Japanese WWII Soldiers

by Ben Valentine July 19, 2016

When we talk about Japan and Vietnam in the 1940s, we discuss World War II, invasions, colonialism, and other monumental events that unfolded in this part of the world, but sent ripples across the globe.

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In Cambodia, War Widows Share Their Stories Through Art

by Ben Valentine July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

BATTAMBANG, Cambodia — The Cambodia War Widows Project, which began seven years ago as a social practice project exploring photography as a form of art therapy, is now having its first gallery installation in Cambodia.

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A City Where Trees Tweet

by Ben Valentine July 6, 2016July 8, 2016

The 2010s have settled into their own, and now even the trees get their own hashtag campaigns and Twitter handles.

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The Business of Making Custom Clouds in Cambodia

by Ben Valentine June 30, 2016June 29, 2016

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Somewhere in the city, there are white Mercedes Benzes, peace signs, and hearts floating up into the sky.

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Vietnamese Artists Respond to Marine Disaster Through #IChooseFish

by Ben Valentine June 27, 2016June 24, 2016

In early April, a disturbing sight appeared on the central Vietnamese coast.

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The Human Stories that Bind Cambodia and Vietnam

by Ben Valentine June 9, 2016June 9, 2016

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — What makes a border?

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A Contemporary Khmer Dance and Poncho Designed for Rain

by Ben Valentine June 6, 2016

SIEM REAP, Cambodia — The sun sets, the stage lights turn on, and the conversations pause.

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Young Khmer Artists Try the Tricky Business of Mapmaking

by Ben Valentine May 30, 2016May 27, 2016

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The mapping and the drawing borders has been an especially violent and contested activity here for centuries.

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A Small, Independent Art School Flourishes in Cambodia

by Ben Valentine May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Over four million people visited Cambodia in 2014, many of whom came to see Angkor Wat, the country’s most popular tourist destination.

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Holograms, Robots, and 3D-Printed Masks at a New Art Center in Vietnam

by Ben Valentine May 3, 2016May 4, 2016

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Highlighting six HCMC-based contemporary artists and featuring several large works all incorporating new media, this exhibit would feel at home in any global arts city, from NYC to Beijing.

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