SR Photo exhibition to celebrate anniversary of Paris Peace Accords.
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:42 pm
From decades of war to 25 years of peace
Fri, 30 September 2016
Nicky Sullivan
A special exhibition of photography marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords will open on Saturday at Siem Reap’s Constable Gallery At Large. The Paris Peace Accords, signed on October 23, 1991, brought stability and democracy back to a country that had been plagued by decades of conflict.
The exhibition is designed to celebrate the exceptional endurance of Cambodians in the face of the many trials they have had to face.
The different works depict: images of the UN peacekeeping force known as UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia) from British photographer Page, who first made his name shooting the Vietnam War; landmine clearance efforts as documented by Rodsted; and a look, by Nickels, at how economic migration is breaking up communities across Cambodia as it becomes increasingly impossible for many to find life-sustaining work near home. Nickels also examines the novel approach that uses rats to clear landmines...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weeke ... ears-peace
Fri, 30 September 2016
Nicky Sullivan
A special exhibition of photography marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords will open on Saturday at Siem Reap’s Constable Gallery At Large. The Paris Peace Accords, signed on October 23, 1991, brought stability and democracy back to a country that had been plagued by decades of conflict.
The exhibition is designed to celebrate the exceptional endurance of Cambodians in the face of the many trials they have had to face.
The different works depict: images of the UN peacekeeping force known as UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia) from British photographer Page, who first made his name shooting the Vietnam War; landmine clearance efforts as documented by Rodsted; and a look, by Nickels, at how economic migration is breaking up communities across Cambodia as it becomes increasingly impossible for many to find life-sustaining work near home. Nickels also examines the novel approach that uses rats to clear landmines...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weeke ... ears-peace