Listening

Listening

Drawn conversations in a growing network for plurality.
A project by Simona Koch and Lilla von Puttkamer

Project presentation 19 February 2026, 6 p.m. at Meta House Phnom Penh
Talk at Meta House Phnom Penh 24 February 2026, 6:30 p.m., with some of the conversation partners of the project.

“Listening” is an artistic and social project that promotes plurality and democratic values. It began in Cambodia in 2026. The focus is on listening: conversations with changemakers, artists, and thinkers were translated into drawings. This analog practice creates deceleration, opens up spaces for dialogue, and enables immediate encounters beyond social barriers. The exhibition at Meta House Phnom Penh displays the publication resulting from the project, together with insights from the interviews with our conversation partners.
The project is designed as an ongoing process that will be continued internationally with further conversations, adding new pages to the publication.

About us

The German artists Simona Koch and Lilla von Puttkamer have been collaborating on projects for many years. Simona Koch is a visual artist and artistic researcher whose work focuses on the networks of living beings. She also works in the field of book design.
Lilla von Puttkamer works with drawing and painting in large-scale installations and performative collaborations. She explores everyday experiences and the interaction between humans and other organisms.