Linda Sok is a Cambodian-Australian artist whose practice is guided by her Khmer cultural heritage. In particular, she investigates the culturally and personally significant event – the Khmer Rouge Regime – which forced her family’s migration to Australia. Connecting to past narratives and traditions, she attempts to contemporise these practices and shift the legacy of Cambodia from one focused on genocide to one of healing. Currently, her practice navigates the complexities of occupying the space between her ancestral homeland and the land on which she currently resides.
Stories from her familial and cultural heritage significantly influence her method of representing confrontational notions of trauma and genocide. Her practice posits a means for the living descendants to approach and understand their past’s ancestral trauma, and access lost traditions. With a particular focus on cultural objects, rituals, traditions and their materiality, her practice often manifests in sculptural installations.
Linda graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the Uiversity of New South Wales Art & Design in 2018 and was awarded the University Medal. In 2019 she was a finalist in the NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship. Linda has exhibited in galleries and institutions across Sydney, including Artspace, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Firstdraft, Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Centre, Wellington St Projects and Seventh Gallery. She was also recently a resident of the 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Creative Studio Program.
