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A n g k o rC A M B o D I A Rober t Powell

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Robert Powell, born in sydney in 1948, studied humanities and architecture in Australia. He came to Asia in 1974 and was in india when Ladakh was opened to foreigners for the first time. He spent 7 months there documenting its tibetan Architecture. that experience was the beginning of a lifelong exploration of Asian cultures, inspired by their material manifestations and especially their traditional architectures.

since then he has lived and worked in Asia, mostly in the Himalayas, in nepal, india, Pakistan and also china and Japan. since 2004 he has been based in thailand and has begun a series of paintings from Angkor, and the south east Asian region. His sketchbooks, measured drawings, and photographs from more than three decades in Asia continue to inspire current works. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited and published widely and are the subject of two books.

major solo exhibitions have been held at:the Freer sackler Gallery, smithsonian institution, Washington d.c.the Zurich ethnographic museum, Zurichthe Patan Royal Palace museum, Patan, nepal

Robert Powell’s work is also represented in public and private collections including: the Zurich ethnographic museum, Zurich trudy styler and sting, Londonthe Patan Royal Palace museum, Patan, nepal Bill Bensley, Bangkokdonna Karan, new York dr Hiroshi nagahara, Kyotodr. mary slusser, Washington d.c. Julia chang-Bloch, Washington d.c.christina ong, singapore John and Berthe Ford, BaltimoreHamid and Fatima Hakimzadeh, London Anthony Aris, LondonJohn stewart, Bangkok

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West Gallery, Enclosure 2, Ta Prohm

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Brahma Temple, Phnom Krom, Angkor

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Northwest Tower of Ta Keo, Angkor

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Preah Palilay, Angkor

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Linga at Kbal Spean, Angkor Giclée print, edition of 50, signed & numberedimage size: 54 x 95 cm Paper size: 78 x 119 (height x width)

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While Ta Keo was built at about the same time as Phnom Krom, 10th century, its blue-grey sandstone shows no trace of ero-sion or wear, except for the brilliant yellow streaks of lichen. This stone is much harder than that used elsewhere in Angkor and this seems to be the reason why the temple was never carved, giving the huge pyramid and its five crowning towers a special architectonic power.

Northwest tower of ta Keo, angkor Giclée print, edition of 50, signed & numbered image size: 72 x 54 cm Paper size: 96 x 78 cm (height x width)

On the exposed summit of a hill overlooking Tonle Sap, the great inland sea, there are three temples dedicated to the Hindu Trinity, Siva, Vishnu and Brahma. The soft sandstone of these 10th-century temples has been deeply eroded by wind and rain, leaving fragments of carving where the stone is more sheltered or resistant.

Brahma temple, Phnom Krom, angkor Giclée print, edition of 50, signed & numbered image size: 95 x 54 cm Paper size: 119 x 78 cm (height x width)

A Buddhist temple from the 13th or 14th century surrounded by forest within Angkor Thom. It seems that the tower was clad in some material supported from the numerous holes—perhaps stucco or even bronze plaques. The viewpoint is from an imagined level floating high above the ground.

Preah Palilay, angkor Giclée print, edition of 50, signed & numberedimage size: 95 x 54 cm Paper size: 119 x 78 cm (height x width)

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The sandstone bed of the “River of a Thousand Linga” was carved in the mid-11th century with linga, yonis and deities. This painting is a bird’s eye view of just one small section of the river. Blessed by its passage over these sacred images, the waters then flow down to join the Siem Reap river and the temples of Angkor.

linga at Kbal Spean, angkor Giclée print, edition of 50, signed & numberedimage size: 54 x 95 cm Paper size: 78 x 119 cm (height x width)

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A towering silk cotton tree is gradually swallowing this inner gallery at Ta Prohm. This view cannot be photographed as another structure occupies the central space of the enclosure, only a few metres from the gallery.

West gallery, enclosure 2, ta Prohm, angkor Giclée print, edition of 50, signed & numberedimage size: 88 x 107 cm Paper size: 108 x 127 cm (height x width)