SENTOSA MAM aka TWELVEBYTWELVE
photo by TYTaart at their studio
phnom penh, Cambodia
“… a Khmer/ខ្មែរ conceptual artist working across textiles, paper collage, found materials (post consumer waste), painting, Photography, and film through the conscious practice of slow design.
Mam’s work explores their synergetic "third-culture" identity navigating life between Cambodia, asia and Australia.
Sexuality, identity, ideals in representations of beauty, traditional expectations and subverting paradigmatic "norms" and conditioned notions are themes embodied in their work.
Saturated in raw creativity Mam plays with fabrics and threads, paper cut-outs, depictions of thoughts, emotions and memories in monochromatic paintings, and combining found objects under their artist pseudonym twelvebytwelve.
Mam creates a visionary world of bad-ass sexy energy evocative of their freedom of expression that channels a voice deep in self-exploration, heritage, and feminist politics.”
-Asha maria madge
CV
upcoming
SONICS GALLERY
April 2025
group exhibition
BLACK BOOK ASSEMBLY:
fifth edition
MAY 2025
digital publication ”The end of imitation”
contributions towards cover art and “Nasty evil Pig man” a comic on western capitalism & patriarchal influences on the global society
Kaalo 101 RESIDENCY
february 2025
kaalo 101 | Nepal
residency at queer & femme-led collective
unpacking themes of: trauma, grief, ego-death, re-discovering identity photography and film (on-going project)
ARISE 3
october 2024
ZAP exhibitions | Abbotsford convent
group exhibition curated by Nicky Tsekouras for diverse and
emerging artists
supported by Melbourne Fringe festival and creative victoria
BODIES OF WATER
october 2024
international poster biennial | Mexico
Collaborator with N0 reply collective for their work in the ecos creative festival
VISUAL DIARY 1ST BIRTHDAY
AUGUST 2024
Visual diary gallery | Brunsiwck
group exhibition celebrating gallery’s first anniversary
CAPTURE PRESENTS:
DENSE NEBULA SHOWCASE
AUGust 2024
Myaeon | brunswick
International music label event featuring local acts - solo archive exhibition
COLLECTIVE
JUly 2024
Honey bones gallery & Spaces of play | brunswick
co-curator / artist in community exhibition and publication launch theme: “Where strength lies” supported by Merri-bek council
INCOGNITO ART SHOW
July 2024
oxford street pop-up | Eora sydney
participant in non-for-profit fundraising event for artists
charity partners include: Studio A and We are studios
CONJUNCTION
april 2024
Curve furniture | Abbotsford
group exhibition curated by im your pal sal
ART ACADEMY
may 2024
Sandringham college | Sandringham
textile design instructor: embroidery & Crochet
SENTOSA MAM PRESENTS TWELVEBYTWELVE :
september 2023
visual diary gallery | brunswick
solo exhibition showcasing archival collection and recent works themes of: memories, sexuality, identity, and feminist politics
INSITU
June 2019
royal Melbourne institute of technology | brunswick
bachelor of arts: textile design - graduate show
FORBIDDEN LOVE
2017
the art bar | Phnom penh
group exhibition centred around the SOUTH-east asian folklore of sovanna maccha and hanuman
we wish to acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land, waters and air on which we practice on. We recognise their connection to Country.
Elders past, present and emerging of the Gunaikurnai and Wurundjeri peoples and their surrounding clans. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
WE stand in solidarity with the immigrant diaspora, Peoples of colour, and the LGBTQI+ communities