This is a picture I took on study-abroad last May while visiting Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We are looking through a display window at the clothing of real child victims slaughtered during the bloody Khmer regime (1975-1979). The use of foreground and background in the picture makes it very haunting to me. The foreground is the sign on the window, the mid-ground is the clothing behind the glass, and the reflection off of the glass becomes a sort of background. The reflection shows the rest of the room, including the floor and pictures of soldiers on the wall. It's almost as though this juxtaposition is giving voice to the past - the people on either side of the atrocity.
Hannah Maines
The reflection of the glass really adds a lot to this photo. It gives it a sense of suspense and unknown. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI looked at his photo for a long time, trying to figure out what was in the room and what was reflected, which shows how powerful the reflection was. It got me to really look at the photo and consider what it was about.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I felt a little confused because the reflection makes it a little busy. But the more I looked at it, and especially after I read your description, I appreciated the reflection. It creates a beautiful image and meaning!
ReplyDeleteThe reflection really is important to this picture; it is like the ghosts of the past. I think the pictures in the background kind of lost in the shadow also help convey the idea of how the victims from this "lesser known massacre" are being forgotten.. they are belonging to the past...
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