MECH Sereyrath (b.1993 in Phnom Penh) received her bachelor’s degree in media management from the Department of Media and Communications at Royal University of Phnom Penh in 2018, where she was equipped with photographic and filmmaking skills. She produced a photo book entitled Contemporary Breath for her thesis, which became a milestone for her career as a visual storyteller. Later on, she produced several photo series such as Gratitude, Wat Bo primary school, My neighboring space, and I am a daughter. In 2017, one of her photos was awarded second place in the Cultural Visa Photo competition then got to be exhibited in New York Gallery. Sereyrath has joined film training such as Film Incubator, sound training, and writing course. Along her journey, she has also been involved in making documentary films such as A shot, a change, Ben and community, My gun, my soul, and The mask.
Her selected exhibitions include Natte, Nappe, Mappe, Institut français du Cambodge, Phnom Penh; “The Mekong is blue and dried”, Sea Junction, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok 2021; Elements, Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh and TERATOTERA Festival, Web festival, Japan 2020; Contemporary Breath, Sangker Gallery, Battambang; and 10th Photo Phnom Penh Festival, Message in Mind, TorTim Art Gallery, 2019. Her artwork, Gratitude, 2018, has been included in a graduation exhibition, Co at Sa Sa Art Projects 2018.
Solo Exhibition
- 2021 Contemporary Breath, Cambodian Living Arts, Web exhibition, Phnom Penh
- 2020 Elements, Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh
- 2019 I am a daughter, Meta House, Phnom Penh
- 2019 Contemporary Breath, Sangker Gallery, Battambong
- 2019 Contemporary Breath, Meta House, Phnom Penh
- 2018 Contemporary Breath, Sleuk Rith Institute, Phnom Penh
Group Exhibitions
- 2021 Natte, Nappe, Mappe, Institut français du Cambodge, Phnom Penh
- 2021 “The Mekong is blue and dried”, Sea Junction, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok
- 2020 TERATOTERA Festival, Web festival, Japan
- 2020 Projection, MIRAGE Contemporary Art Space, Siem Reap
- 2019 I am a daughter, Angkor Photo Festival, Mobile Tuk Tuk, Siem Reap
- 2019 25 Cambodian Photographers, Art4peace, Institute of Foreign Languages, Phnom Penh
- 2019 10 Cambodian Photographers, Batia Sarem Gallery, Siem Reap
- 2019 Message in Mind, Photo Phnom Penh Festival, TorTim Art Gallery, Phnom Penh
- 2019 Co (Contemporary and Documentary Photography Class), Graduate Exhibition, Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh
- 2018 Wat Bo Primary School, Angkor Photo Festival (Projection) Siem Reap
- 2018 My Neighbor at night, Projection, Phnom Penh Photo Festival (Projection), Institute Français, Phnom Penh
- 2017 Forest, Zero1 & Bophana Center, Phnom Penh
- 2017 Travel Photo competition, Fathom gallery, Washington D.C
- 2016 Travel Photo competition, Fathom gallery, Washington D.C
Awards / Grants
- 2021 Cambodian Arts Training Award, Cambodian Children Fund, Phnom Penh
- 2021 Dam Dos Grant, Cambodian Living Arts, Phnom Penh
- 2019 “Reaksa” The 1ST place of video Competition, VGGT, Phnom Penh
- 2019 Active Participant Youth Award, SSEAYP International of Cambodia, Phnom Penh
- 2017 Forest, American Art Incubator, Zero1, Phnom Penh
- 2017 2nd Place Price Winner, Travel Photo Competition, Transformed by Travel, Cultural Vistas
- 2016 30 top photos, Travel Photo Competition, Transformed by Travel, Cultural Vistas
- 2016 Terk Dos Mae Thlai Campaign, World Vision, Phnom Penh
- 2014 Silver medal, Karate Competition, Pannasastra University, Phnom Penh
- 2014 Silver medal, Karate Competition, National Karate Competition, Phnom Penh
Film Archive
- 2020 Animal Hand, DoP, Editor
- 2020 Mother of River, DoP,
- 2019 Shoes stealer short film, DoP
- 2019 Gelombang short film (Wave in Malay), Screen writer
- 2019 My gun, my soul feature film, Camera operator
- 2018 Ben and community short film, DoP
- 2018 The Mask short film, Assistant director
- 2017 A shot, a change short film, Art Director, DoP, and second editor
Publication
- 2020 Element, Photo book
- 2020 Contemporary Breath, XEM collective photo book
- 2019 Wat Bo primary school, international magazine
- 2018 Contemporary Breath photo book
Education
- 2019 English for artist, Sa Sa Art Projects
- 2018 Contemporary and Documentary Photography Class, Sa Sa Art Projects
- 2013-18 Bachelor of Media Management, Department of Media and Communication, Royal University of Phnom Penh
- 2012-16 Bachelor of English, Department of English, Institute of Foreign Language
- UNESCO Phnom Penh Office joined the Art Spiration symposium (Contemporary Breath) by Cambodian Living Arts, April 6, 2021
- “Elements Exhibition” – Artist profile vdo, Sa Sa Art Projects, August 13, 2020
- Elements by Mech Choulay & Mech Sereyrath, Aura Asia Art Project By Sa Sa Art Projects, August 7, 2020
- July Round-Up Part 2, Art and Market By Andari Suherlan and Vivyan Yeo, July 3, 2020
- Art Essay for the special initiative “The Mekong is Blue and Dried: Visual storytelling of the Mekong River’s environment degradation” by SEA Junction and the Samdhana Institute, SEA Junction, May, 2020
- (Contemporary Breath by Mech Sereyrath), SabayNews BY Arun and Wapatoa.com, July 19, 2019
- Contemporary Breath: Taking away the air you breathe ,Khmer Times By Ean Monileak, July 20, 2018
- Contemporary Breath, Sleukrith contemporary art gallery, July 14, 2018
- Arts Education and Career Exhibition of VAAS Students of Phare Ponleu Selpak in collaboration with the Documentation Center of Cambodia. Phare and Sleukrith institute by Dararoth Meta, author of searching for the truth
- Project Three 2017 , “A Shot A Change” Film showcase at DMC (Department of Media and Communication), 2017
- Being together is everything – Group 4: Family (A website which created during her last year of university)
- Reflections of the Past Shimmer on our Future, ZERO By American Arts Incubator
- Contemporary Breath, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
ARTIST
- Email: mechsereyrath@gmail.com
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- Tel: +855 70 290 830