Getting access to make the photos might be difficult, the people who run the place (rightfully so) are no doubt extremely protective of the girls who stay there. Working with the girls might be difficult also because of the abuse they have faced and communication difficulties. They would most likely be Cambodians or Vietnamese speakers, I can speak a tiny bit of Khmer but know no Vietnamese, this might lead to more language tapes.
If I got a international or large city Canadian show I could include information detailing where donations could be made to help the center and the victims of sex trafficking. I could also put links on my blog or anywhere else online the work is shown that would direct people to where they could donate some money to help the centre. Maybe the photographs would help raise awareness and more practically maybe the work could raise money for the center.
"Lost Innocence" might work as a title for this work as well, this project is very similar to my other idea to photograph women who work the gogo bars of Thailand and the Philippines. I wonder if I could incorporate audio recordings somehow, have them telling their stories in their own words. First let them speak in their own voice and language on the tape, hen blending into an female English translator? More thought needed.
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| U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a 2010 tour of a shelter run for sex trafficking victims in Cambodia. |
