Photo by: Sam Rith
Painter Norn Saran works on a Buddhist mural at a pagoda in the village of Tuol Ksach.
A benevolent Buddha beams down at the visitors to the quiet temple in Kampong Chhnang province.
The mural artist painting new icons onto a blank wall of the temple pauses occasionally to choose a fresh palette from several bottles of brightly coloured paint standing on a bench.
Adorning the other walls are paintings of cruel giants’ faces and and other depictions of Buddhist legends.
Norn Saran, a temple painter in Tuol Ksach village in Kampong Chhnang’s Rorlea Paear district, said he learned his trade at the Macha Tep private school in Battambang.
Although he was trained as a billboard painter, he developed his skills painting the interiors of temples.
Norn Saran’s father is a taxi driver and his mother is a housewife, while his younger sister works in a garment factory. Through his work as a painter, Norn Saran earns money to help support himself and his family. ( Please read more )
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