Cambodian Woman; Prisoner in Phnom Penh
The Thousand Yard Stare

Date of Completion
1996

Wood
Maine Basswood

Carving Difficulty
Relatively easy.

Size
13" tall

Comments
This piece was motivated by a photo of a woman who had been taken prisoner in Phnom Penh. (Tuol Sleng SP21). She would eventually be executed, and seemed to know this when her photo was taken.

I was moved by her somewhat numbed resolve. At the same time, it horrified me to think of what had happened to her and the other prisoners at Pol Pot's SP21. For what it's worth, this is my memorial to all of them.