David A. Feingold: Cambodia @ FCC Angkor by Avani

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David A. Feingold: Cambodia @ FCC Angkor by Avani

January 31st, 2020 by fstop

image: Girl in Khmer Rouge refugee camp – Photo credit David Feingold

Dr. David A. Feingold – Cambodia: War and Beauty
February 7 -29, 2020

“Feingold first visited Cambodia as an undergraduate in 1961 and returned in 1964, prior to the start of the civil war. This visit resulted in his ongoing interest in Cambodia. In 1986, after two decades, he returned to Cambodia to conduct field research and film in the refugee camps along the Thai border.

The exhibit includes singular images taken both inside the Site 2 refugee camp, revealing the resilience of the Cambodian people and their determination to overcome the repression under the Khmer Rouge regime, and in Khmer Rouge controlled camps in the mid-1980’s. There are also unique images of Khmer Rouge troops in the jungle. The exhibition also concentrates on Khmer dance. It is through these achingly beautiful images that Feingold vividly shows how Khmer dance became not only a form of struggle against the repression of political regimes, but also an essential ingredient in the survival of Khmer Culture. ”

FCC Angkor by Avani
Siem Reap, Cambodia

Location: Cambodia, Siem Reap Type: Exhibition

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