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Archive for January, 2011

Match 78

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Right.. Another set of pictures with similar content or form, taken more than 15 years apart. A way to visit the archive and to find out that, finally, nothing changes much in terms of vocabulary once you found your way to talk…

You’re too late

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The exhibition at Bophana Center is over. Finished. Dismantled.

Day 2 of 7

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Second day of a planned 7-day protest staged by the Boeung Kak Lake residents at the ”Democracy Square’, also named ‘Freedom Park’. I will not see the next 5 days because I’ll be OUT IN THE BUSHES, with limited or dodgy Internet access. Return on Sunday…

First pictures, first protest, same story

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

The people from Boeung Kak Lake gathered at ‘Democracy Square’ to protest their eviction by Shukaku Inc. which is filling the lake with sand and forcing 4000 families to move in the name of development. They were carrying banners from various donor countries (hint?). ‘Democracy Square’ is the only place in Phnom Penh where people […]

Match 77

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

A picture never used in the Refugees book. And a picture from the Dey Krohom eviction sequel. And have a nice party tonight…

There is an 11 in 2011

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Have a snappy, snapping, happy and successfull year of 2011… 11 is not a bad one for me. It was the number on the door to the psychiatric ward of the Belgian Army hospital in Antwerp where I managed not to get drafted… Some more pics of that ward… And more food for the shrinks: […]

2011: R.I.P. K25 K64 K200

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

The title of the post is jibberish to you? Means you were born with a digital camera (or not into photography). 2011 will be the first year without Kodachrome 25, 64 or 200 since 1935. The last place processing that type of film closed its doors last thursday. I did only one serious job with […]