Recycled Plastic Naga Installation on Siem Reap River

The Rubbish Project
Siem Reap, Cambodia, 22 Mar 08

The Rubbish Project

The Rubbish Project has put a 200m long Naga installation on the Siem Reap River for World Water Day, designed by artist Leang Seckon.

Constructed with a rattan frame, she is covered with recycled plastic, and illuminated at night from within.

The Naga has long been associated with water events in Cambodian traditions. The sight of a plastic-covered Naga rising up from this symbolic river near to Angkor Wat brings a clear environmental message. The Naga has appeared because the waterways are full of plastic, choking her, making it difficult to breathe.

Thankyou so much to the ANZ Royal, our major sponsor.

The MRC supports the Naga Queen project in celebration of World Water Day 2008.
The WWF Sustainable Rattan Harvest and Production Project donated the rattan for the body of the Naga. We also received sponsorship from FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations).

An exhibition and party will be held at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Siem Reap at 6.30pm the evening of the 22nd March to celebrate the Naga installation and World Water Day.

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Contact: Fleur Smith