24 hours ... Around the pot
03 Feb 2010
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Cation
The first episode of the series tells the story of Monn's life, a seller of earthen kitchenware from Kampong Chhnang.
On the first Thursday of each Month, Cambodge Soir Hebdo will show a new episode. The premier of the series tells the story of Monn's life, a seller of earthen kitchenwares from Kampong Chhnang. Each month, Monn travels to Phnom Penh to sell his wares. His daily grind, usually a hard one, is told in this emotional documentary.
The documentary was produced by photographer Nicolas Axelrod.
On the first Thursday of each Month, Cambodge Soir Hebdo will show a new episode. The premier of the series tells the story of Monn's life, a seller of earthen kitchenwares from Kampong Chhnang. Each month, Monn travels to Phnom Penh to sell his wares. His daily grind, usually a hard one, is told in this emotional documentary.
The documentary was produced by photographer Nicolas Axelrod.
10 comments:
This is a heart-felt documentary. I can empathy with Monn and his younger/older brothers and other countryside clay pot vendors. They are hard working and honest people. This is a trade that has been passed down for generations. It is a part of Cambodiana. The funny thing is if the National highway between Phnom Penh and Kampong Chnang doesn't have these ox carts loaded with clay pots, stoves, urns, ...etc and hays traveling ever slowly on it, it is just a lonely road and lacking a unique scenery. Please support these good folks and our beautiful Khmer tradition.
And thank you Nicolas for making this short and wonderful documentary. Your photography is excellent. Your give viewers different perspectives, from the inside of the ox cart, underneath it, the outside looking in, different facial expression, and above all the night photography. It is just gorgeous.
Oh, the animal, oxens, seem to be well taken of and they look good.
Most of people, living in the province of Kg Chhnang, outside of the province towns, are Khmer-Monn descendants.
They grow rice, extract sugar from palm trees and make pottery.
I am one of them.
We call that trip "TOW ANN LUOK", go to make a sale ?
Can some of it be a government contract? Make big flower pots Monn. They can be used to beautified streets shops or any place. We know we cann't grow flowers or green from the ground in the city. Grow them on those big or giantic clay pots. This isn't new. We told them about five years ago. Future tourist attraction country right?
7:31pm, that is a good suggestion. In addition, knowing that many city dwellers convert from coal and wood to liquid natural gas burning, Monn and his peers can make household flower pots, bird baths, .......come back later with more ideas.
Another thing, they can add some painting and decorative drawing to the pottery so that they have varieties. If you really think about it, this industry and traditional can thrive not just survive for the domestic consumption. May be later on they can be exported.
I think the pottery makers and vendors need some entrepreneurial assistance and ideas.
I think that is the job of a minister to find market for them.
Many pottery products are on the western countries market. Where is Cambodian products ?
Make a move minister.
The ministry of culture can certainly help. The ministry of commerce definitely can give them a hand. Of course, we all can help them too with patronage of their products, giving ideas, and spreading the words about their products.
Most of people, living in the province of Kg Chhnang, outside of the province towns, are Khmer-Monn descendants.
They grow rice, extract sugar from palm trees and make pottery.
I am one of them.
6:45 PM
Teach them more! bring them factory job!
Cambodian as a society need to be more conscious as to how we present ourself to the world. Home, street, road way, appearance and clothing add up. Home is the most let down of all. As long as our people are having only a hut to keep them from getting wet during rainy season, forget about everything else. Like Monn, if he can earn money by having a government contract which will provide him a steady in come, a better home for him in the future is a sure promise.
Thailand is probably the closest country among us, Loav , veitnam and Myanmar get welfare program and better yet food stamp for their people to buy cheap groceries. All is out from the government concern for the well being of their people. Let's see if it ever going to happen and why Can Cambodia do the same? Why can a farmer also get the government contract to produce food for local people? Where is Theary Seng? We need you here love.
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