Spent a few days digging in the Khmer Rouge times again: a 3-day assignment (the first assignment in 1 1/2 year) for L’Express. Places of memories, portraits of people with memories.
CAMBODIA. Tchiyok (Stoung district, Kompong Thom). 23/03/2009: In front of the birthplace of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, in charge of the S21 interrogation Center during the Khmer Rouge regime
CAMBODIA. Trach (Kompong Thom). 23/03/2009: Tuol Phlong memorial, located 1km from the Rasmey Sophana school which was used as a detention and torture center by the Khmer Rouge.
And then, after that, for two evenings, took pictures of the rehearsals of Khmeropédies II. A choreography by Emmanuelle Phuong. She has danced with Baryshnikov and now, with her Khmer origins, she is questioning her roots, checking and pushing and cross-pollinating, bridging between classical khmer dance and contemporary ballet. And the result is VERY interesting. A healthy breath of fresh air on tradition.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 26/03/2009: Rehearsals of Khmeropédies II, choreography by Emmanuelle PHUONG.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 25/03/2009: Choreographer Emmanuelle PHUONG, dancers CHEY Cankethea and PHON Sopheap, at the rehearsals of Khmeropédies II.
Posted Friday Mar 27, 2009, in
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I just updated my website with a short feature on Kampot pepper…
Enjoy… And buy the REAL Kampot pepper. It is really the best…
Especially when nothing much is happening, be it content- or graphics- wise. Here at a press conference held by the inhabitants of Boeung Kak lake, resisting their eviction by Shukaku company…
Posted Thursday Mar 19, 2009, in
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Yes, what is with me and fires?
Some ten houses on street 438 went up in flames in 1:30h. On my way to the Ka-set.info office… (Story VIJ2009020)
Posted Wednesday Mar 18, 2009, in
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There is a little multimedia piece with pictures of Vandy Rattana and myself on the Ka-set.info site about “visual pollution”…
Well I don’t think it is pollution but a blessing, preventing the eyes to get bored…
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 28/10/2008: Boeung Kak residents, under eviction threat by a development company.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 30/12/2008: Boeung Kak residents, under eviction threat by a development company.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 16/03/2009: Boeung Kak residents, under eviction threat by a development company.
It’s a treat: the oldest picture (so far) in my database… Just a few days less than 40 years ago…
BELGIUM. Francorchamps. 30/4/1969. Early morning at 24h de Francorchamps car race.
CAMBODIA. Chom Chao (Phnom Penh). 10/03/2009: Garment factory workers, laid off temporarily, coming to collect 50 percent of their pay.
CAMBODIA. Chom Chao (Phnom Penh). 10/03/2009: Garment factory workers in their cheap housing near their workplace.
CAMBODIA. Chom Chao (Phnom Penh). 10/03/2009: Garment factory workers buying illegal copies of CDs for a dollar.