{"id":1329,"date":"2018-04-14T22:18:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T14:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2024-03-24T20:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T12:03:37","slug":"angkor-exploring-cambodias-sacred-city-at-the-asian-civilisations-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/angkor-exploring-cambodias-sacred-city-at-the-asian-civilisations-museum","title":{"rendered":"Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City at the Asian Civilisations Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ancient civilisation of Angkor has fascinated many people, but until the late 19th century, it remained largely unknown to the outside world. In collaboration with the Guimet Museum in Paris, the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) of Singapore presents a new exhibition titled “Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City”. The exhibition features rare Khmer sculptures, French drawings, photographs and memorabilia that tell the story of the French encounter with Angkor and its sensational emergence onto the international stage.<\/p>\n

I was invited to view the exhibition by Ms Trudy Tan, PR and Events Manager from ACM and it was quite an eye opener.<\/p>\n

At the Angkor-themed gallery, visitors are greeted by a serene statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitsehvara from the 7th or 8th century.<\/p>\n

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A statue of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara from mid 7th or 8th century greets visitors to the exhibition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This section of the exhibition prominently features drawings of Angkor by French explorer and artist, Louis Delaporte. Delaporte has also exercised his artistic license in several of his drawings, lending his own interpretation of the surroundings of the ancient civilisation.<\/p>\n

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Main Fa\u00e7ade of Angkor Wat\u2014Louis Delaporte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View of the West Entrance of Angkor Wat\u2014Louis Delaporte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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General View of the Eastern Fa\u00e7ade of the Bayon\u2014Louis Delaporte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delaporte’s drawings are mostly done with pen, pencil and watercolour and are incredibly detailed. Here is a close-up shot of the above drawing showing the intricate details.<\/p>\n

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Close-up showing the details in the drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next section of the exhibition features rubbings and plaster casts made from the wall carvings of the ancient temples. In some instances, these plaster casts are the only remaining record of the original structure, such as this one titled “Heavens and Hells”. The original has been destroyed in a collapse in 1947.<\/p>\n

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Plaster Cast: Heavens and Hells\u2014Joseph Ghilardi (1881-82)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Plaster Cast: Death of Valin, bas-relief at Angkor Wat (1873)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next, we have a section showing Angkor being featured in expositions such as the Universal Exposition in Paris, 1878 and the Colonial Exposition in Marseille in 1906.<\/p>\n

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Various postcards from the Colonial Exposition depicting images of Angkor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The cover of Le Petite Journal, 1906, depicting the Marseille Colonial Exposition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the next section, we have various statues of gods and deities, as well as architectural such as lintels and pediments.<\/p>\n

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Brahma Statue (mid-10th Century) with four heads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This statue of a female deity from the late 9th century is interesting, in that the head and body were separately discovered, and miraculously re-united in France in 2006. The statue is highly detailed, showing her coiled tresses and pleats of her dress.<\/p>\n

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Statue of a female deity (Late 9th Century)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brahmanical Triad (12th Century)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lintel: Garuda (Late 9th Century)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aspara in a Niche (Late 12th or 13th Century)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Angkor: Exploring Cambodia\u2019s Sacred City will run from 8th April to 22 July 2018. Visit the ACM website<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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