OUR FOOD OUR RESISTANCE - Nom Pao នុំប៉ាវ

2023
RAVY PUTH ពុទ្ធ រ៉ាវី

This poster was part of the exhibition Mémoire de l’avenir (2023): an urban poster exhibition representing the works of established and emerging artists. 

This project was born from a desire to create connections between different generations of Quebec artists.

The exhibition, curated by Camille Larivée, was made up of 3 pairs, each comprising an emerging artist and an established artist. These encounters allow us to immerse ourselves in Quebec art, in our everyday lives, and to reflect on the progression of certain themes in today's artistic imagination.             

From July to September 2023, these posters were exhibited in the streets of Montréal · Tiohtià:ke on Publicité Sauvage’s palisades.

OUR FOOD OUR RESISTANCE - NOM PAO នុំប៉ាវ is an illustration by Ravy Puth with which we can spend long minutes observing all the magnificent graphic details. While Cambodian cultural archives were destroyed and burned in huge numbers during the autocratic Khmer Rouge regime of 1975-1979, many families like Ravy's rely on intergenerational memory and oral history to connect with their Cambodian identity. This work depicts precious moments shared between Ravy and her mother as they bake Cambodian dishes like NOM PAO នុំប៉ាវ. These small steamed buns are icons of Cambodian food and are also prepared differently in different parts of Asia, potentially provoking conversations about mixed identity.

Poster dimensions: 24 × 36”. Paper: matte, 189 g/m², acid-free.
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