Images So Far

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A selection of images for the project so far. First, a small selection from my last visit to Cambodia. Second, experimental work on developing ways to show the aftermath / takes of Genocide, and engage the audience. This is where the idea of ‘negatives’ sprang from, which I am considering for ‘Landings’ and as an integral part of the Book …

My Friend’s Mother Passed Away – I Missed My Mother

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The first fully-translated ‘story’ from Sarath. Warning: gruesome reading in parts. …………………………….. It was possibly in 1977, I do not know for sure, but it was a windy month for spring, and rainy. I felt so desperate to meet my mother, to find out how she was being treated, because people died every day. I was a member of a …