Jan/Feb 1994:
First visit to Cambodia during research for my final
project from the Aarhus School of Architecture: ”Optimising Mine Clearance
in Cambodia”. Contact to various mine clearance organisations. Video
documentation of mine clearance.
Spring -95:
Three months follow-up on mine clearance research
etc. Travels through the country and further contacts to various
organisations: Caritas Cambodia, Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), The
Halo Trust, Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA),
COFRAS.
Autumn -95 to spring -97:
Implementation of project ”Low Tech Mine Demolition
in Cambodia” funded by Danida through the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok.
Local administrator: Caritas Cambodia. In cooperation with: CMAC, the Halo
Trust, MAG. Product development of the ”MineBuster”
mine demolition device based on my concept and design. Creation of
my own organisation: ”Danish Demining & Development Associates / 3D”.
Summer -97:
Cancellation of the project due to
civil war. Departure from Cambodia.
From -98 onwards:
Frequent visits of long and short
duration to the country. Observing the national elections in -98,
consultant to the Ministries of Tourism, Environment. Contacts to various
Cambodian organsiations (NGO’s): CARE Cambodia, Cambodian Medical Services
and Support Organization (CMSSO) Ratanakiri. Photo projects and articles
for ”Explore Cambodia – The Official Guide to Cambodia by the Ministry of
Tourism”, and others.
1999 – 2000:
Tourism programme for Cambodia in
cooperation with Strobel Travel, Aarhus. Lectures on Cambodia
arranged by Liberalt Oplysningsforbund (LOF), Aarhus.
2000–01:
Cooperation with the Organisation for Renewable
Energy (ORE), Aarhus. Research for a project regarding urban squatter
communities in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville. Contacts to local NGO’s:
Urban Poor Development Fund (UPDF), Urban Ressource Centre (URC), Urban
Sector Group (USG), Solidarity for the Urban Poor Federation (SUPF),
Community Sanitation And Recycling Organisation (CSARO), and others: UNCHS
(United Nations Cooperation for Homeless Settlements) , City Council of
Phnom Penh.
Contact to The Union of Commercial and Clerical
Employees in Denmark (HK International), Aarhus. Preliminary studies for
projects and project cooperation with: Cambodian Labour Organisation (CLO),
KHEMARA, CCAWDU.
2001–02:
Cooperation with Danish International Human
Settlement Service, Aarhus. Production of the film ”Anger of the Spirits”
about the hill tribes of Cambodia with the Danish Film Institute, Dfi/Videoworkshop
Haderslev and Aarhus Film Workshop. Six months recordings on location in
Ratanakiri province in cooperation with local NGO’s: The Non Timber Forest
Products Project (NTFP), CARE Cambodia and CMSSO. The
film focuses on the Tampuan tribe around the Yeak Laom Lake in Ratanakiri
and its attempt to cope with issues such as landgrabbing, logging and
globalisation.
2002-03:
research and
recordings in north-western Cambodia for the "Voices of Khmer Rouge" art
video installation in cooperation with Danish video artist Jan Krogsgård.
Supported by the DDV/Video Workshop in Haderslev and Danish
National Television.
Sponsored by the Danish Metal labour union.
July 12, 2003:
married
to Channa Ly, Cambodia at Århus City Hall.
September 2003:
participation
in the national Images of Asia festival.
Hosting
Chiv Try,
Cambodian high school teacher and lecturing with him at Danish schools.
Cooperation with O3V, Danish organisation for information about third
world
countries.
September 8, 2003:
"Anger
of the Spirits" shown during the Images of Asia festival at the Århus
cinema East of Eden.
October 2003:
workshop activities for "Operation Dagsværk", a Danish humanitarian high
school project supporting literacy for Cambodian girls, including lectures
on
"Voices of Khmer Rouge".
2003-04, ongoing and planned activities:
-
research for The Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark,
International Committee regarding training and organising of women textile
workers in Cambodia.
- facilitating media documentation centre for indigenous people in
Ratanakiri province in cooperation with
local organisations.
- organising group tours from Denmark to Cambodia in cooperation with
Cambodian and Danish tour operators.
- editing, translating and subtitling "Voices of Khmer Rouge" in Phnom
Penh
in
cooperation with the local organisation Fit Media. Cooperation with
NATfilmfestivalen / cph:dox in Copenhagen. Supported by Århus Filmværksted
and DDV/Video Workshop in Haderslev.
Sponsored by CKU/DCCD,
Danish Metal, FAF, Politiken-fonden, Danske Filminstruktører.
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