“I'm doing a collaborative project with another artist, Mary Hamill. My project is to gather the oral history of war widows, starting with the women of my village, Kop Nymit.” WarArtistProjectsStartingVillageMaryWidowsOral History Author:Chath Piersath
“The family I grew up in had three generations of widows.” ThreeGenerationsGrewGrew UpWidowsThree Generations Author:Chath Piersath
“Some people have witnessed the killing of their husbands, or they survived other horrific things. My sister is a widow but her husband was killed after the Khmer Rouge. There are different periods in which violence has occurred, and differences in how these women became widowed and how they survived afterwards.” PeopleDifferentDifferencesViolencePeriodsHusbandKillingMy SisterSurvivedWidowsHorrificRougeWidowedKhmer Rouge Author:Chath Piersath
“I'm also developing my own narrative, because I'm the son of a widow. And so, while working with women and gathering their oral histories, I'm taking a step back to do my own art book and visual work.” ArtBookMy OwnStepsSonDevelopingNarrativeVisualsGatheringWidowsOral History Author:Chath Piersath
