A Cambodian arts organisation is attempting to raise the profile of a city’s art scene by converting a boat into a floating arts centre. Dara Bramson navigates the gangways to report back.
The Cambodian captain navigates sideways, inching closer to a 97-meter-long rust-red ship that dwarfs our open-air vessel. “That’s our entry point, get ready to jump!” yells Dana Langlois, our guide and one of the foreign locals working to turn The Boat into the future floating arts center of Phnom Penh.
Moments later, I and about two dozen passengers climb through the first-floor window one-by-one and find ourselves in a dim, dusty room... Keep reading on Pacific Standard
The Cambodian captain navigates sideways, inching closer to a 97-meter-long rust-red ship that dwarfs our open-air vessel. “That’s our entry point, get ready to jump!” yells Dana Langlois, our guide and one of the foreign locals working to turn The Boat into the future floating arts center of Phnom Penh.
Moments later, I and about two dozen passengers climb through the first-floor window one-by-one and find ourselves in a dim, dusty room... Keep reading on Pacific Standard