Samboleap Tol
Samboleap Tol (1990) is a Khmer artist who creates kinetic sound sculptures. Her practice investigates the postcolonial diasporic psyche, examining how political disruptions have shaped generational understandings of love, faith, and dignity. Her installations are often interactive, grounded in personal storytelling while simultaneously probing the fragile nature of historiography, asking whose truths are preserved, transmitted, and ultimately understood as reality.
She lives in Rotterdam and works between Yogyakarta and Siem Reap. Tol holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam and studied Fine Arts at Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London) and the Sint Lucas School of Arts and Design in Antwerp. She also earned a degree in Media from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Notable exhibitions include Water Ways (Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, 2025), Missen als een Ronde Vorm (Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, 2025), Dolf Henkes Prijs (TENT Rotterdam, 2023), and Artist-in-Residence (Cemeti Institute for Arts and Society, Yogyakarta 2023). Tol is the recipient of the Dolf Henkes Prijs (2023).
Exhibitions
Project: Do It Together - DIT
DIT is a kitchen / a tent / a learning playground / a workshop...................
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