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.

There are multiple things entering in your mind.

When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they're talking about, I get it right away.

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.

The family I grew up in had three generations of widows.

Every day you are bombarded by so many different things. When you sit down to process everything, it can become interesting visually. You can incorporate a lot of those things that you internalize.

I'm doing a collaborative project with another artist, Mary Hamill. My project is to gather the oral history of war widows, starting with the women of my village, Kop Nymit.