Lang Ea
| Lang Ea | |
|---|---|
| Born | Battambang, Cambodia |
| 🏫 Education | Victoria University, Wellington |
| 💼 Occupation | Artist |
| 🏅 Awards | R. T Nelson Sculpture Award: Premier Award (2025) |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.langeaartist.com/ |
Lang Ea is a Cambodian-born multi-media artist who lives in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] She primarily focuses on installations and sculptures and has exhibited internationally. https://www.langeaartist.com/about
Early life
Lang Ea was born in Battambang, Cambodia.[1] When the Khmer Rouge fell in 1979, Lang's family fled Cambodia and spent the next three years in many different refugee camps in Thailand.[1] In 1982, her family emigrated to New Zealand.[1]
Lang attended and graduated from the Architecture and Design School at Victoria University, Wellington.[2]
Art
Lang works across various media in a concerted effort to articulate how the echoes of war reverberate through both personal memory and collective consciousness. Rooted in her own family’s experience under the military regime in Cambodia, her practice draws on the flickering remnants of the subconscious to engage with the enduring consequences of historical trauma.
‘I am interested in forging connections between specific past events, the ongoing social responsibility of bearing witness in the present, and how this shapes our ethical accountability to future generations. Through form and colour, I hope my visual creations resonate—cultivating a sensory, emotional dialogue and a lasting ripple effect.’
Her work explores alternative modular approaches to conveying concepts and experiences of war—particularly the collective impact of military action and nuclear environmental destruction. She’s examined these themes through many of her artworks, including The Transfixion of Light and Dark (2018), Unseeing- Still life/ Wallpaper series (2017), Listen (2014–2017), site-specific installation KA BOOM! (2016–2022), and socially engaged artwork POP BANG BOOM (2016 -2023) .[2]
https://www.langeaartist.com/artwork
Exhibitions
Lang has exhibited domestically across New Zealand as well as internationally.[3]
| Year | Artwork | Exhibition | Gallery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Here We Remain | Legato Art Exhibition | n/a | Cassino, Italy[2] |
| 2015 | Listen II – Remains | Sculpture at Scenic World | n/a | Sydney, Australia[2] |
| 2016 | Broken Toys | Lorne Sculpture Biennale | n/a | Melbourne, Australia[2] |
| 2016 | POP! Bang! KA-BOOM! | Monalto Sculpture Exhibition | n/a | Melbourne, Australia[2] |
| 2016 | KA BOOM! (site specific) | Sculpture at Scenic World | n/a | Sydney, Australia[4] |
| 2016 | POP BANG BOOM! little pop poms always turn into the mother of all POM | Sculpture by the Sea | Sydney, Australia[3] | |
| 2017 | Listen | EMBODIED MEMORY – The memory of war through the matter | Villa Manin, di Passariano | Treviso, Italy[5] |
| 2017 | THE TRANSFIXION OF LIGHT AND DARK | Shadow cannot exist without light | Pah Homestead | Auckland, New Zealand[3][6] |
| 2020 | Darkest Before Dawn: Art in the Time of Uncertainty | Ethan Cohen Gallery KuBe | New York, USA[7] | |
| 2021 | Fresh Legs 2021 | Galleri Heike Ardnt | Berlin[7] | |
| 2022 | KA BOOM! (site specific) | Sculpture on the Gulf | n/a | Waiheke, Auckland, New Zealand[7] |
| 2022 | KA BOOM! (site specific) | B#Side the River Festival | n/a | Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy[4] |
| 2023 | POP BANG BOOM (site specific) | NZ Sculpture Onshore | n/a | Devonport, Auckland[8] |
| 2024 | '‘ABSTRAXT ABSTRAXT’' | NorthArt Gallery | n/a | Auckland, NZ[4] |
Awards and recognition
Awards
- Premier Award for the R. T Nelson Award for Sculpture 2025 for her work – Negotiation.
- Social Good Award Finalist at the 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards for her work – Beacon.
- Bronze Medalist in Lighting Design at the 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards for her work – Beacon.
- Gold Medalist in Designed Objects at the 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards for her work – Beacon.
- Judges Special Award at the 2021 Taipei International Design Awards for her work – Beacon.
Artist residencies
- Red Gate in Beijing (2016).[9]
- Art Omi International Artist Residency in New York (2017).[10]
- Studio at MASS MoCa International Artist Residency (2019).[11]
- Vermont Studio Center Residency.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "I. Lang Ea". Visual Anthropology. 31 (1–2): 152–155. 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Lang Ea | B#Side War". www.bsidewar.org. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Lang Ea". Brick Bay. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "KA BOOM! site-specific installation-600+ hand-made wool pom poms; size: 30 -60m dia.(98 -197ft)". Lang Ea. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "EMBODIED MEMORY – The memory of war through the matter / AMAZING EXHIBITION @ VILLA MANIN | B#Side War". www.bsidewar.org. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "THE TRANSFIXION OF LIGHT AND DARK -site specific – ciment fondu, sand, fiberglass". Lang Ea. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Lang Ea". Sculpture On The Gulf. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "2023 Exhibition". NZ Sculpture OnShore. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Residency – Red Gate Gallery" (in 中文). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Alumni Directory". Art Omi. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "The Studios Alumni". Studios at MASS MoCA. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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