Vuth Lyno is an artist, curator, and educator who is interested in space, cultural history, and the production of knowledge through social relations. Drawing on a wide range of materials such as interviews, artifacts, and newly made objects, he creates spatial configurations that weave together personal stories and collective bodies of knowledge. Participatory and experimental in nature, his artistic and curatorial approach is rooted in communal learning and aims to engage a multiplicity of voices in the production of meaning. He is a member of Stiev Selapak, a collective which founded and co-runs Sa Sa Art Projects in Phnom Penh, a long-term initiative committed to the development of the contemporary visual arts landscape in Cambodia. His work has been presented at several group exhibitions and institutions such as the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Thailand (2020) and the 9^th Asia Pacific Triennial, Brisbane, Australia (2019), amongst others.

Villa Arson is a highly regarded public institution of the French ministry of culture and a member of Université Côte d’Azur located in Nice on an exceptional site overlooking the Bay of Angels. Its architectural ensemble includes an 18th century Italian-style villa set in a Mediterraneangarden and modern constructions built in the 1960s by French architect Michel Marot that have been labeled «Remarkable contemporary architecture. Villa Arson combines several complementary functions in favor of contemporary creation: teaching, research, experimentation, production, dissemination, promotion and support. The Villa Arson school of art, contemporary art center, artists’ residency and specialised library form a unique ecosystem dedicated to supporting young generations of artists towards professional practices, presenting original artistic visions and facilitating critical exchange with an international perspective. Villa Arson welcomes residents for its teaching and research activities and within the framework of tailored partnerships for artistic production and research.