Cambodia
Read MoreS-21, Tuol Sleng. Cambodia.
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The most notorious of the 189 known interrogation centers in Cambodia was S-21, housed in a former school and now called Tuol Sleng for the hill on which it stands. Between 14,000 and 17,000 prisoners were detained there, often in primitive brick cells built in former classrooms. Only 12 prisoners are believed to have survived.
S-21 confined mostly “elite” prisoners from the Khmer Rouge’s own ranks.Khieu Samphan – Brother Number 4. 2007. Pailin, Cambodia.
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Khieu Samphan was one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement, although Pol Pot remained the General Secretary in the party. Khieu Samphan is the second oldest living former Khmer Rouge leader, alongside Nuon Chea. On August 7, 2014, they were convicted and received life sentences for crimes against humanity during the Cambodian Genocide. He succeeded Pol Pot as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea.
I shot this on film in Samphan's home a few months before he was found by authorities. I was still learning about photography at this time. I decided not to remove the scratches and artifacts on the film after I scanned it in.