I thought of the pillowcases as a symbol of love and loss, of retaining the memory of your loved one.

A lot of my work is process-oriented. I delve into my work and sit alone in silence and work with the material and process it, like talking to yourself.

I read a lot when I was in school in the United States, and even though writing in English is very difficult for me, I wrote in journals.

I'm also developing my own narrative, because I'm the son of a widow. And so, while working with women and gathering their oral histories, I'm taking a step back to do my own art book and visual work.

I think there are things I can't write in English that I wish I could write in Khmer.

It's really hard when you read literature in a language that's not your own. There are all these cultural references you have to be born into that particular language to get.

Sometimes the mere connection we make with each other can change people's lives. It doesn't have to be something big. The mere fact that you're interested in them makes them happy.