Vandy Rattana and "Bomb Ponds"

Bomb Ponds

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February 21st 2011
Went to an exhibition by young Cambodian artist, Vandy Rattana with photos of these beautiful ponds with lush vegetationn or grasses around them. Then we find out through a video that these ponds were created by the bombs that the US illegally dropped on Cambodia in the 1960's and 70's. With little documentation or information about these ponds, Vandy travelled to 10 provinces most affected ... read more

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more