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Street art is popping up across the Cambodian capital, with work by famous names and local artists too
Daniel Besant
January 20, 2016
Street art is popping up across the Cambodian capital, with work by famous names and local artists too
Read more about Phnom Penh’s street art in the upcoming February 2016 issue of Southeast Asia Globe magazine. Download our magazine each month via our app here
Moeun Thary holds an image of the now-whitewashed mural of her painted by El Mac at her home in Bodeng, also known as the White Building, Sothearos Blvd, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art on the roof of Bodeng, or the White Building, Sothearos Blvd, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art on the roof of Bodeng, or the White Building, Sothearos Blvd, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A stencilled image of the now-whitewashed mural of Moeun Thary in an alley off Sothearos Blvd. Photo: Daniel Besant
Rubbish piles up in front of street art at an abandoned guest house, Street 80, Beoung Kak, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A stencilled image of a woman, off Street 80, Beoung Kak, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural by Théo Vallier off Street 86, Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural on Street 86, Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A monkey mural off Street 93, Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural on Street 93, Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural covers the side of a partly demolished building on Street 93, Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
An unfinished mural under the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art under the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art under the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art under the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art under the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art under the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art under the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art under the Chroy Changvar II Bridge, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A damaged mural on Street 308, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural attributed to David Chao on a wall south of Psah Thmei, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural of a bull by Esao Andrews up an alley to the north of Sothearos Blvd, near the junction with Sihanouk Blvd, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art up an alley to the north of Sothearos Blvd, near the junction with Sihanouk Blvd, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural up an alley to the north of Sothearos Blvd, near the junction with Sihanouk Blvd, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural by Esao Andrews on a shop wall up an alley near Psah Kabko between Street 9 and Sothearos Blvd, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A scooter partially obscures street art in a alley near Psah Kabko, Street 9, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Street art in a alley near Psah Kabko, Street 9, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A motorcycle taxi driver next to a mural near Psah Kabko, Street 9, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
Mural near Psah Kabko, Street 9, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
A mural by French artist Seth on Street 430, Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel Besant
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