Cambodian Artist Leang Seckon's The Rubbish Project

Artist Leang Seckon(front, left) and legendary actress Dy Saveth with the volunteer models, including Theary Seng (3rd from left), for The Rubbish Project fashion in Kampong Som, 2008.

Theary Seng getting ready to model an outfit made of knitted recycled trash at Leang Seckon's The Rubbish Project Fashion Show in Kampong Som, 2008.

What appears to be a rubbish art project in a neighborhood in New York City, 16 March 2010, triggered a remembrance of Leang Seckon's Rubbish Project.  Photos by Matt Dillon.