Linda Sok, ‘Deities in Temples III’, 2023. Image courtesy of the artist.

Reincarnations of an altar cloth presents a selection of works from the ongoing series Deities in Temples by Cambodian-Australian artist Linda Sok. 

Delving into the matrilineally handed down practice of Pidan, the Deities in Temples series presents re-imaginings of lost, stolen, collected, and destroyed silk weavings. Pidan, a poly-chromatic weft silk weaving tradition, faced near erasure due to the targeted persecution of weavers during the Cambodian Khmer Rouge Regime. This resulted in a scarcity of ancestral weaving knowledge. Through this body of work, Sok engages with decolonial practices and methodologies to reclaim fragments of her Cambodian heritage.

Artist Talk: Saturday 29 March, 4pm-5pm

Opening event: Saturday 29 March, 5pm-7pm