“Telling Tales: Images of Cambodia” by Tim Waterfield
A Photographic Exhibition in support of Khmer Legacies
www.khmerlegacies.org
Location: The Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street, Cambridge
Private View: Tuesday, August 18th, 2009; 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Exhibition in the cafe (8:00am - 5:00pm) from August 17th - 29th
www.michaelhouse.org.uk
Tim travelled to Cambodia and Laos in 2007 and captured the serenity and power of this fascinating corner of the world, famous for the mystical temples of Angkor Wat, Koh Ker and Preah Vihear.
Travelling with Cambodian director Socheata Poeuv, Tim was inspired by her story told in the award-winning documentary, New Year Baby, where she retraced her origins back to the refugee camp of her birth and revealed her father’s quiet bravery in leading his family to escape from the Khmer Rouge to a new life in America.
New Year Baby, which will be available on DVD at the exhibition, won the Amnesty International Award for Movies that Matter, and has garnered many awards on the international film festival circuit since, for its powerful, and ultimately uplifting message.
This exhibition is presented in support of Socheata’s current project “Khmer Legacies”, which is committed to providing rehabilitation for Cambodian survivors of the Pol Pot regime by recording their experiences in a permanent video archive. This will make a huge difference to them and their families, as well as to Cambodia’s future since, almost thirty years after the event, the first steps towards War Crimes hearings are only now being made.
