Director: Rithy Panh
France, color, 2000, 100’
Central Khmer with Turkish subtitles
Made by the Cambodian-born Rithy Pahn, who has lived in Paris since he was 15, Land of the Wandering Souls documents the efforts of Cambodian laborers to lay Southeast Asia's first fiber-optic cable across their country. Pithy made his documentary debut with the 1993 Rice People; Land of the Wandering Souls was shown at the 2000 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Pera Museum, in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is one of the main venues for this year’s 15th Istanbul Biennial from 16 September to 12 November 2017.
We meet at Marcel Dzama’s studio in Brooklyn on the occasion of his solo exhibition Dancing with the Moon at Pera Museum. On this freezing day in January, he welcomes us with a warm smile, and for a few hours, we step into his world filled with surreal characters, music, dance, politics, and play.
A firm believer in the idea that a collection needs to be upheld at least by four generations and comparing this continuity to a relay race, Nahit Kabakcı began creating the Huma Kabakcı Collection from the 1980s onwards.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
