“Grilled Fish Study: Red” (2021) by the block-print artist Morn Chear. COURTESY OF OPEN STUDIO CAMBODIA

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“Lauren Iida’s love affair with Cambodia began by accident. In 2008, the Japanese American artist was on her way to Bangkok when political unrest rerouted her flight to Phnom Penh. She immediately felt at home. Soon she began dividing her time between her hometown, Seattle, and various parts of the country — drawn in part, she says, to “the resilience of the people.”

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Lauren Iida, known for her cut-paper pieces, at work on the 2018 installation Memory Net in Seattle. COURTESY OF LAUREN IIDA