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.

When you make art, those things change shape into something else. It's transformation into a body of different visual elements.

I write and I write and a lot of times I go back to the American lens, though sometimes it's a struggle to come from that perspective.

In Cambodian culture the male figure in the family is important; when you lose your husband you lose your economic ability to survive.

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.

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.

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.