The Gaze

by Rob Hemphill

Title

The Gaze

Artist

Rob Hemphill

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

When I saw these two local children playing on the floor in the temple I was hoping they would work their way into the frame of the doorway at some stage. Soon I had just what I was waiting for as they gazed towards a Buddha figure in another nearby temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia. They are quite used to the large numbers of visitors who pass through daily and play here completely undeterred.

Angkor Wat is a Hindu temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (402 acres). Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century.

It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Breaking from the Shaiva tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.

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January 23rd, 2020

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