The Festival of Independents is a celebration of independent artist-run spaces that are run by Cambodian, Myanmar and Vietnamese nationals.

Through a nine-day rolling performance, Charlie Dutton Gallery will be transformed into nine different installations, conceptualized and communicated to the gallery via email, fax or surface mail by these artist-run spaces and their associated artists. These installations will offer visitors an unmediated insight into current grass roots thinking and visual art practice in each country.

The Festival of Independents is a collaboration between New Zero Art Space, Make Maek, Trotchaek Pneik, eNAME, Flyingbay, Zero Station, Charlie Dutton Gallery and Project ‘petit a’. The aim is to highlight how these artist run spaces and nationals are working to develop a contemporary scene of artists, creating art that is connected to the cultural traditions and their personal history of growing up, living and working in Cambodia, Myanmar or Vietnam.

Participating artists: Mao Viet, Reaksmey Yean, Aye Ko, Yadanar Jewel, Khin Thethtar Latt @ Nora, Tran Minh Duc, Nguyen Kim To Lan, Phi Long, Vuong Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Nhu Huy, Liar Ben, Trương Công Tùng and nhocdenthui.

A final publication documenting the communications and the performance will be released in a private view closing ceremony on Thursday 12th of September 2013.

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