Upstream

2005

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

“Upstream was made at a transitional time when I was without a proper studio space and was working on my balcony. This piece has obvious reference to fish traps. As a little boy during the Khmer Rouge [era, 1970–75], I used to watch and help my father build fish traps. We used to catch frogs with them. This cone shape symbolized for me a home or a shelter of sorts. I also kept thinking about border crossings. Like fish that travel upstream through barriers only to come up against another border. I wanted to see what would happen if I make this simple form; would it be an interesting sculpture.”
—Sopheap Pich

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Upstream
Artist: Sopheap Pich (born Battambang, Cambodia 1971)
Date: 2005
Culture: Cambodia
Medium: Bamboo, rattan, metal wire, and copper
Dimensions: 118 x 39 x 39 in. (299.7 x 99.1 x 99.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Lent by Tyler Rollins Fine Art
Curatorial Department: Asian Art