Tuol Slengâs Photographic Portraits

StÃ©phanie Benzaquen-Gautier

Chapter 14 Tuol Slengâs Photographic Portraits

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The set of visual representations mediating S-21/Tuol Sleng to the public has been constituted at an early stage, and the site itself has become encapsulated by a limited body of artifacts and images that persists until today. The construction of this visual language has not been a linear process. While some elements were there from the start, its elaboration reflects the changes that took place, in the past four decades, at TSGM itself and more broadly in the country. It is this process that the chapter proposes to unpack. More specifically, it seeks to clarify the interaction between the construction of the visual history of S-21/Tuol Sleng and the evolution of the gaze on the museum. To do so, it draws on different types of photographic operations that contributed to building a âportraitâ of TSGM over the years and examines the relationship between this production of images and the generation of archives. The three sections of the chapter focus on professional photographers who have been involved in the creation of the museumâs photographic portrait at different periods: Douglas Niven and Chris Riley (Photo Archive Group), Tang Chhin Sothy, and Dominique MÃ©rigard. By discussing their work, the chapter will try to show to what extent the visual history of S-21/Tuol Sleng shapes and is shaped by changes in the mediation of Khmer Rouge crimes and their remembrance.

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

A Multifaceted History of Khmer Rouge Crimes

Series:Â Brill's Southeast Asian Library, Volume: 13

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Print Publication Date:: 09 Apr 2024

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