Cambodian, b. May 5th, 1981
Kim Hak | Humanity | Born in Battambang, lives and works in Cambodia
Hak developed a passion for photography by participating in various workshops held in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. His works have been included in photography festivals such as Photo Quai in Paris, World Event Young Artists in the United Kingdom, Singapore International Photography Festival, International Multimedia Art in Yangon, and Photo Phnom Penh. In 2011, Hak won two international awards, the ‘Artistic Creation Project’ from Musée du quay Branly in Paris and the 2nd prize from ‘Stream Photo Asia’ in Bangkok.
Hak was selected as Best Artist in 2012 in the ‘Best of Phnom Penh’ issue of The Advisor, an Arts and Entertainment weekly magazine. In the same year, a French television program Faut Pas Réver was filmed in Cambodia and Hak was invited to give his view on the current urban trends of Phnom Penh. The program was broadcast in France on channel France 3 and in Asia on channel TV5 Monde. His portfolios have been published in Chine Plus Magazine, Images Magazine and Libération (France), Ojo de Pez (Spain), Internazionale (Italy), Invisible Photography Asia (Singapore), The Advisor, The Cambodia Daily, and The Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia).
Hak has been sharing his photography knowledge with the community by offering workshops in to Studio Image of French Institute Phnom Penh, COMFREL (The Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia), Our City Festival Phnom Penh, street and deaf children of Kruosar Thmey Phnom Penh, and Anjali House Siem Reap.
Awards / Prizes
| 2011 | “Artistic Creation Project” of Musée du quai Branly, Paris |
2nd Prize of Photo Meeting of Stream Photo Asia, Bangkok |
Exhibitons
Solo
| 2013 April – May | “Drip” at French Institute, Phnom Penh |
| 2012 September | “After 12” at META House, Phnom Penh |
| 2012 May – June | “Daun Penh” at Reyum Institute, Phnom Penh |
| 2012 May – July | “ON” at HASY Gallery, Le Pouliguen (France) |
| 2010 November – December | “ON” at Mansion, Phnom Penh |
Groups
| 2012 November | “ON”, International Multimedia Art Festival, Yangon |
| 2012 October – November | “After 12”, 3rd Singapore International Photography Festival |
| 2012 September | “ON”, World Event Young Artists, Nottingham (UK) |
| 2012 July | “Phnom Penh 2012”, Free Your Mind Festival, Phnom Penh |
| 2012 May – June | “ON” at The East Gallery, Toronto (Canada) |
| 2012 March | “After 12” at French Institute, Phnom Penh |
| 2012 February – March | “Energy” at Central World, Bangkok |
| 2011 September – November | “ON” at Musée du Quai Branly (3rd PHOTO QUAI), Paris |
| 2009 December | “Renovation of Central Market”, Phnom Penh |
Education
| 2012 July | Kep Expo Workshop, Kep – Cambodia Francoise Hugier (Agence VU) with her assistant, Cyril ROSE |
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| 2012 May | National Museum of Singapore Rebecca Noris Webb & Alex Webb (Magnum Photos) |
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| 2011 October | Photo Meeting of Stream Photo Asia, Bangkok Giulio di Sturco (Getty Images) |
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| 2010 February – December | Studio Image of French Institute, Phnom Penh Alexandre Burgeat (Melon Rouge Agency) |
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| 2009 November | Angkor Photography Workshop, Siem Reap Antoine d’ Agata (Magnum Photos) & Arantxa Cedillo (Agence Cosmos) |
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| 2009 August | University of Kualar Lumpur with Amad Fami (a lecturer) |