By Emma Batha
LONDON, Sept 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The young Cambodian woman strikes a confident pose as she stares defiantly at the camera. Her pink T-shirt states “I am not perfect but I am limited edition”. Her face is badly disfigured by acid burns.
The striking portrait features in an exhibition of photos of acid attack survivors from around the world which opened in London this week.
Photographer Ann-Christine Woehrl hopes her work will raise awareness of the devastating impact of acid attacks and show the courage and dignity of survivors.
The exhibition coincides with an upsurge in acid attacks in Britain which has prompted the government to promise new measures to tackle the issue.
Woehrl said the woman in her photo, Sokneang, was working as a singer in a club at the time of the attack. It is believed the assailant was the wife of a man who often visited the club.
