Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Hotel with kitsch art

On the first day of the symposium, we had a reception in the courtyard of a highly unusual hotel. A handful of modern artists from Cambodia and Thailand were given free reign to design rooms and outdoor spaces as they saw fit. The result was a collection of clever kitsch. One of the rooms had a Barbie theme with dolls and accessories displayed throughout a bright pink room. My favorite room was named "what cats dream." It had lighthearted sketches of mice, birds and such.

Below is a photo of a couch made from small stuffed animals from the hotel lobby.

The hotel restaurant was good and inexpensive. The most expensive meal on the menu cost $3.

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1 comment:

  1. Hi Mr. Whelan!
    I hope you're having a wonderful time in Cambodia and we all can't wait for your return. Seeing this picture reminds me of my childhood bed...you would have thought it was made of stuffed animals because they covered every square inch of it! They all had names as well!
    See you soon!
    Savannah

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