Shauna (2015)
From 2007 to 2009, the artist inhabited the persona of a ladyboy working the red light districts of Siem Reap. Each transformation was a 3 hour long ritual to bring Shuana to life. As a technical photographer, the artist chose to prioritise Shuana’s life, story and being over simply being a subject or a photograph. This story lent audiences a way to think about the grittier dimensions of the neighbourhood that we frequently turn a blind eye to.
Artist:
Shawn Lee