His sculptures utilize traditional Cambodian materials, which reflect the history of the nation and the artist's relation to his identity.
He grew up and survived the Khmer Rouge while a child in Cambodia, in 1984 he moved at age 13 to the United States of America.
Pich's trip back home renewed and reunited him with his cultural identity, which impacts his artwork.
Reliefs was Pich's third solo exhibition at the Tyler Rollins Fine Arts Gallery, and featured over ten different sculptural works.
The grids, burlap, and strings are all exhibits of the detailed and perfected parts of Pich's work that he wanted to be noticed.
[3] Morning Glory, a 17.5-foot long sculpture, was first exhibited in 2011 at the Tyler Rollins Fine Arts gallery as part of Sopheap Pich's second solo show.
[4] Like many of his works, the sculpture is made of rattan and bamboo, materials that are specific to Southeast Asia, although it also includes plywood, wire and steel bolts.
[4] In addition to mass murders, the Khmer Rouge rule led to famine, so the plant had a particular importance in people's survival.
The absence of shops dedicated to art led Sopheap Pich to look into what was naturally present in the environment, but also to use more available supplies like common house paint and glue.