Cheap transport and a way of life for many Cambodians.
Someday there will be licensing as there is in Thailand... but I think that day will take a long time to come.
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Though it's banned in neighboring Vietnam, Facebook is ingrained in Cambodian youth culture.
(Especially now that it supports Khmer text.)
For many young Cambodians, the internet IS Facebook.
If it's not on Facebook, did it really happen?
Sign of the times: two years ago when I was helping high school students create a collaborative comic, they couldn't wait for us to return the next day with PDF and print versions. They already had smartphones and started posting their contributions on 'the book of faces'.
It's a world where everyone is connected in the most intricate, intimate yet banal fashion. Worthy of Borges.
(Thx Khmerbird, Global Voices!)
Inspiring to see more contemporary visual art in Camboland, and I salute those who give it a go. It's often an uphill effort, but well worth it.
Pix taken early at Romeet Gallery opening, Phnom Penh. [Review] Thanks to Saren and Sreymao, thanks to Vuth and Phally for technical assist. Great to see our friends from Phare art school in Battambang. Thanks Kate for the invite!
On the Book of Faces:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Romeet-Gallery/234387659945905
