Street Art in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Street Art in Phnom Penh Cambodia? Not the usual place to search for murals but wherever we travel, I always look for Street Art.

Admittedly to say there is a “Street Art Scene” brimming with insta-worth y Urban Art would be a stretch too far, however there is at least one street where you can find some pretty murals. Street 93 in the Boeung Kak Area known by many as “Lakeside”, is where you will find a collection of walls painted to brighten up a once derelict area. But for now, until more murals are painted, let me show you what we uncovered when looking for street art in Phnom Penh.

Where most cities around the world are wising up to the Street Art scene, Cambodia isn’t. Attractive murals are whitewashed over as quickly as they appear, but there is hope with the annual Cambodian Urban Art Festival which takes place every December. Some restaurants, bars and hotels are recruiting artists to brighten up their drab walls, giving a touch of colour to an otherwise dull section of whitewashing. In the future, hopefully Phnom Penh will see more shifts in attitude towards Cambodia’s art scene.

Street Art in Phnom Penh is raw. It’s lovely to seek out and the murals around Street 93 do make buildings more colourful. However this is a residential area, just ordinary people living next to street art. Washing is hung out to dry covering pretty pieces, and tuk tuks parked obscuring others. But that is life here. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).