On the Screens of Cambodia’s Hand-Painted Signs

Posted on 24 May, 2014 by

Hand-painted sign in Cambodia showing content on the picture of a screen.

TV, Kratie, photographed by Gordon Congdon

Gordon sent me this picture that I never saw while researching the book, Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie. It is from Roka Kandal, just South of Kratie town, and reads ‘Repair Television, Tape Player, VCD’ (VCDs are Video CDs). Like Gordon I love the inclusion of the woodpecker bringing food to its chick in the painted scene within the TV. This is very common among signs for electrical goods of various types so I thought I’d rummage through my photos to share some of my favourites. First up are those featuring televisions…