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In the sleepy and laid-back town of Siem Reap, there is a thriving artist community where travelers and local Cambodians alike often cross paths. At the heart of this is a multi-functional artist space called The 1961, which has served as a venue for all kinds of artist events and happenings in Siem Reap. The 1961 founder, Loven Ramos, previously owned a couple of smaller galleries in the middle of town, but after a number of years, he found the costs really prohibitive and wanted a new space that was bigger and could expand with his ideas as well as the needs of the community.
暹粒是一个平静而悠闲小镇，在这里，有一个蓬勃发展的艺术家社区，吸引着众多游客和柬埔寨人。而位于这一社区中心的是一个被称为The 1961的多功能艺术家空间，这里是暹粒各类艺术活动的举办地。The 1961创始人 Loven Ramos以前曾经营过几家位于市中心的小画廊，但几年后，发现运营成本实在太高，于是想找一个更大的空间，让他可能进一步实现自己的想法，满足艺术社区的发展需求。
The 1961 is a hybrid coworking space, art gallery, and events venue. The main hub can seat forty people at communal work tables or dedicated work stations; it’s a creative environment where freelancers, local artists, and traveling professionals are free to collaborate. The facilities include high-speed internet, a shared printer, a lounge, meeting rooms, a small marketplace for artists’ products, a mini-kitchen, and free coffee. In its previous incarnations, it was even a hotel and a café but has since metamorphosed into its current function as a multi-use space for artists.
The 1961 既是共享办公空间，也是艺术画廊和活动场地。这里的共享工作区和专用的工作站可以容纳40人。在这个充满创意精神的环境下，自由职业者、当地艺术家和旅游专业人士可以自由地协作。空间内的设施包括高速互联网，共享打印机，一间休息室，会议室，一个供艺术家出售作品的小市集，一个小厨房和免费咖啡。空间前身是酒店和咖啡厅，但后来演变成了现在这个为艺术家而设计的多用途空间。
The building itself is a 1960s heritage structure, and the design of everything is very much inspired by the ’60s, hence the name The 1961. Over the years, the design of the space has undergone some changes based on how it was used. “There is always something happening here,” Ramos says, “I think what makes it exciting is it’s never really planned out too much. We have DJs who just basically come in through the door and tell us, ‘I really love this space. We need to create something together.’ So then we put up an event on Facebook, and within 24 hours, we invite whoever we can, or whoever we wanted to come.”
建筑本身是建造于20世纪60年代历史文物，空间内部在很大程度上都是以上世纪60年代为灵感设计的，故而被命名为The 1961。多年来，这个空间的设计根据不同的用途发生了许多的变化。Ramos告诉我们：“这里总是很热闹。我想，这个空间之所以这么有魅力，正是在于它的无计划性。譬如，有些DJ第一次来就说，‘我真的很喜欢这个空间，我们一起来创作些什么吧。’然后，我们就在Facebook上发起了一次活动，在24小时之内，我们任意地邀请一些我们能邀请到的或想要邀请到的人来。”
Event spaces include a multimedia pod and a gallery with curated work by both local Cambodian and international artists. The spaces are multi-purpose and can host community meet-ups, lectures, business conferences, or even brainstorming sessions. Outside, there is a small garden area, while at the back of their artists’ shop, behind an otherwise nondescript golden door, is The 1961’s new restaurant, which also hosts local DJs and artist performances.
活动空间包括一个多媒体室和画廊，用来展出当地柬埔寨和国际艺术家的作品。这个多功能的空间既可举办艺术界聚会，也可以举办讲座、商务会议，甚至是头脑风暴会议。外面还有一个小花园，而在艺术家商店后面，在一扇独特的金色大门之后，就进入到了The 1961的新餐厅，这里还会举办本地DJ和艺术家表演。
For Ramos, he primarily wanted to open the gallery for local Cambodian artists at the beginning but admits that the presence of foreign artists provided “a window for local artists to see what is happening outside of Cambodia.” These days, the gallery exhibits the work of Cambodian artists 60% of the time, while the other 40% features the work of artists who are either expats or are completely foreign to Cambodia. “Our role is really to provide that platform to bridge the East and West,” says Ramos, “to bridge Cambodia into the rest of the world, and also the rest of the world into Cambodia.”
对Ramos来说，一开始他只是想成立一个为柬埔寨本地艺术家而设的画廊，但也承认，外国艺术家的作品可以“让本地艺术家了解在柬埔寨之外的世界”。现在，画廊60％的时候都会用来展示柬埔寨艺术家的作品，而另外40％的时间会用来展示住在柬埔寨或国外的外籍艺术家的作品。Ramos说：“我们的角色基本上就是提供一个平台，连接东方和西方文化，让柬埔寨走出世界，让世界走进柬埔寨。”
Address:
The 1961 Coworking and Art Space
211 Osaphear Street, Upper West River Side
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Phone:
+85587539181
+85587371576
Hours: 7am〜10pm
Website: the1961.com
Facebook: ~The1961
Instagram: @the1961
Contributor, Videographer & Photographer: Leon Yan
地址:
暹粒市柬埔寨
211 Osaphear Street, Upper West River Side
The 1961 Coworking and Art Space
联系电话:
+85587539181
+85587371576
营业时间: 7am〜10pm
网站: the1961.com
脸书: ~The1961
Instagram: @the1961
供稿人、视频与图片摄影师: Leon Yan
