Vann Nath: Painting the Khmer RougeThe true story of the Cambodian painter Vann Nath, who used his art to fight against barbarism and tyranny. In 1978, a young painter named Vann Nath was arrested by the Khmer Rouge, the violent and totalitarian Communist Party of Kampuchea that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Imprisoned in the infamous Tuol Sleng prison, better known as S-21, painting became synonymous with survival for him. Ordered, like many Cambodian artists and craftsmen, to put his talent to use to glorify his captors, upon his release he continued painting—this time, to remember and pay tribute to the victims of Pol Pot's regime. A story as fascinating as it is powerful. |
Contents
Section 1 | 35 |
Section 2 | 40 |
Section 3 | 64 |
Section 4 | 75 |
Section 5 | 87 |
Section 6 | 103 |
Section 7 | 104 |
Section 8 | 107 |
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ACCUSED ALRIGHT ANGKAR ANYMORE APRIL 17 ARRESTED BATTAMBANG BETTER KEEP BLAM BOOOM Bophana BROTHER HUY BROTHER NATH BROTHER PENG BRUTAL CAMBODIAN CASTALDI CHILDREN Choeung Ek CLAC COMRADE DUCH CONFESS CRIMES COMMITTED DARE DEAD DEATH DESPITE KNOWING DETENTION DIED DRAWINGS ECCC FEELING FORGET FORGIVE GHOSTS GOING GOODBYE GUARD HAPPENED HENG NATH HONOR Humanoids IMPRISONED INNOCENT VICTIMS KAING GUEK EAV KEEP YOUR WORD KHIEU SAMPHAN KHMER ROUGE REGIME KILLED LAST CHANCE LEAVE THE CITY MASS GRAVE MATTEO MASTRAGOSTINO MENG MONTHS NATH Execution NEVER NIGHT NIGHTMARE ORDERS PAINTER Painting the Khmer Panh PAOLO PARTY OF KAMPUCHEA PHNOM PENH POL POT PRISONERS RA-TA-TA-TA REMEMBER Rithy SCREAMS SLAM Sleng Genocide Museum SORRY STAY SURVIVAL TAKE TELL TESTIFY THANKS THERE'S THINGS ARE OKAY THINK THREE DAYS TODAY TOLD TORTURE TRAITOR TRIAL TRUCKS TRUTH Tuol Sleng Genocide Tuol Sleng S-21 VANN NATH VOICE I HEARD WANT WATCH WHAT'S WRONG