Xiao-Xiong ZHANG

Grants

• 2025
• Dance
• Taiwan to Cambodia

To return to Cambodia, where he bore witness to the 1967 – 1975 civil war, and research the oral history, texts, images, music, and dance performances entwined with the atrocities of this time period through local interviews and artistic exchanges. Zhang plans to return to his hometown after more than half a century to conduct field research on the history of abandoned and massacred Chinese communities in Cambodia. He will interview survivors and their descendants, as well as engage in in-depth exchanges with local musicians, dancers and artists—spanning traditional, contemporary, royal, and folk forms. Before the generation of survivors passes away, he hopes to document their oral histories and reflect on this tragic history through writing, photography, and dance. This project will not only provide Zhang with profound inspiration and motivation, but also foster collaboration and dialogue with Cambodian artists, forming a foundation for his future creative work.