Friedrich Nietzsche

“Man is the cruelest animal.”

Picture by  Richard Vogel

(The photograph taken by Richard Vogel in 1979 captures a poignant moment in the aftermath of the Cambodian genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979. The image features a young Cambodian boy standing in front of a haunting mountain of human skulls and bones, starkly illustrating the brutality and scale of the atrocities committed during that dark period. The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, subjected the Cambodian population to mass executions, forced labor, and severe deprivation, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2 million people. Vogel's photograph serves as a powerful testament to the human cost of the genocide and the enduring impact on the survivors and their nation.)

Illustration by Laurent Guidali

Translated from German

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