Angkor Rouge

Angkor is a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from the 9th to 15th centuries. Its subsequent rapid decline has been hypothesised to be due to natural disasters such as bubonic plague, earthquakes and drastic climate changes.

Angkor fell further into disrepair under the Khmer Rouge and for some years afterward organised thieves stole hundreds of priceless sculptures and carvings. Through use of shallow depth of field and plastic filters I produced this series as an interpretation of that period of degradation while expressing wider insinuations to the effects of the Khmer Rouge regime as a whole.

 

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This series has also been posted on flickr HERE along with a selection of my other travel photography.

Posted by George on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015.
Filed under: architecture, art, documentary, exhibition, Photography, reportage

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