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Morn Chear’s striking and colorful print-block images depict Cambodian rural life and his personal struggles on the way to becoming an international artist.

The art reflects on challenges like physical disability and intergenerational trauma through the lens of a popular Cambodian expression of optimism.

In Cambodia people with disabilities are often invisible to most able-bodied people and when they are seen it’s often through a lens of victimhood that focuses on a presumed lack of independence or the idea that begging will be their only source of income. A Phnom Penh-based photographer and curator originally hailing from Portugal, Miguel Jeronimo is working with several artists to hold an exhibition showcasing people with disabilities’ whose lives defy those stereotypes. “The From Disability to Visibility exhibition is a platform to provide visibility and give a voice to people with...