The Monkeys Get Busy When The Monkey God Rests

Primates, especially monkeys and gibbons, hold cultural significance in Cambodia, playing a role in the country’s traditions, beliefs, and cultural expressions. Many folktales frequently depict monkeys as cunning, mischievous, and occasionally helpful characters. This illustration depicts a Lakhon Khol (masked dance-drama) dancer dressed as Hanuman alongside all 12 species of non-human primates found in Cambodia. Among these are the critically endangered pileated gibbon, vibrant red-shanked douc and the nocturnal and elusive pygmy slow loris. Printed on premium art paper and sold unframed. A4: 21cm x 29.7cm A3: 29.7cm x 42cm Joshua is a Singapore born artist now based in Phnom Penh. Ever since he successfully sold the only copy of his first original hand-drawn comic-book The Adventures of Hercules and Odysseus to his mother for a meal at the age of nine, Joshua Chiang has been filled with an unquenchable belief that he will achieve greatness in the realm of visual storytelling. In 201