Health fades for Tuol Sleng witness

Phnom Penh Post March 10 - 23, 2006 

Turning suffering into beauty - through capturing the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unspeakable brutality - has been a hallmark of Vann Nath's life and work. As one of only three living survivors from Tuol Sleng prison, his paintings provide an artistic record of the genocidal regime. Yet his work transcends mere documentation - his paintings seek to both illuminate and give meaning to the collective suffering of Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge.