LAUREN IIDA
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Rusted Cut Steel Panels Permanent Installation
Collaboration with Gregory Gosselin for Factory Phnom Penh 
Phnom Penh, Cambodia 
Permanently Installed July 2021

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Photo credit: Factory Phnom Penh
Collaboration between artists Gregory Gosselin (France) and Lauren Iida (USA)
Installation completed July 2021 at Factory Phnom Penh (greenspace near Skateistan) 
Gregory Gosselin has produced three cut metal panels each 1490 x 2490 mm from original paper cut designs by Lauren Iida. Each panel is 6 mm thick and made from rusted carbon steel. ​
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Photo credit: Gregory Gosselin
Artist Statement 

These three pieces were created to celebrate the unique and vibrant culture of Factory Phnom Penh. This collaborative effort between metal artist, Gregory Gosselin and paper cut artist, Lauren Iida began when Gosselin invited Iida to co-design the first (middle) panel. Together, the two artists created the design, Gosselin focusing on the architectural elements and Iida on the people. This initial collaboration led to the expansion of the project to include two additional panels (right and left) which were designed by Iida and created and installed by Gosselin. 

Iida toured the facilities at Factory and gained inspiration for these compositions by experiencing the diverse range of activities happening at Factory. In the compositions, viewers can see artists painting and playing music, children playing, people working and learning, relaxing and exercising, all in the unique environment of greenspace and former garment factory warehouses nestled in the urban environment of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. After Iida created her final art pieces in hand-cut paper, Gregory Gosselin cut them from metal in his art studio on-site at Factory. Gosselin carried through his signature aesthetic of rusted carbon steel which can be seen in his other work, for example the giant “F” sculpture also at Factory. The panels are permanently installed in the brick wall in the greenspace near Skateistan at Factory Phnom Penh. 
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Photo credit: Factory Phnom Penh
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Original cut paper artwork prototype 1 of 3 original designs
The metal panels were created from Iida's original cut paper designs
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Steel panels in progress in Gosselin's studio

Permanent Art Installation Location 

Factory Phnom Penh
1159 NR2, Phnom Penh
​Cambodia
(In the green space next to Skateistan)
​Free and open to the public 
All Images Copyright Lauren Iida © 2022
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  • Bio
  • Series
    • Memory Net
    • Anticipation/Paris
    • Citizen's Indefinite Leave
    • 32 Aspects of Daily Life
    • 100 Aspects of the Moon
  • Projects
    • Meta Paper Cut Mural
    • Contemporary Cambodian Art
    • Burke Museum Residency
    • Bob Santos Balcony Railing
    • Denver Night Lights/Ukraine
    • Redmond Sound Transit
    • Seattle Storm Signal Box
    • Nuclear Sculpture
    • Densho Memory Net of Remembrance
    • Plymouth Housing Mural, Seattle
    • Federal Way Sound Transit Mural
    • Denver Billboard
    • 2nd Ave Sign Project
    • Factory Phnom Penh
    • Densho Artist-in-Residence
    • Oneness for Cornish
    • Tsuru for Solidarity
    • City of Bellevue Portable Art Collection
    • Washington State Arts Commission
    • Siem Reap, Cambodia Public Installation
    • "Public Art Comes to Your Front Yard"
    • "Shoreline Banners" Public Art
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