Ellen Garvens — Place

Place 2006 - 2010

Crutches, Cambodian School for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Crutches, Cambodian School for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Drawing, CSPO, Phenom Penh, Cambodia — Drawing, CSPO, Phenom Penh, Cambodia

Plaster Room, Cooperative Orthotic Prosthetic Enterprise, National Rehabilitation Center, Vientiane, Lao — Plaster Room, Cooperative Orthotic Prosthetic Enterprise, National Rehabilitation Center, Vientiane, Lao

Recycled, COPE, Vientiane, Lao — Recycled, COPE, Vientiane, Lao

Bed, The Prosthesis Foundation of HRH The Princess Mother, Chiang Mai, Thailand — Bed, The Prosthesis Foundation of HRH The Princess Mother, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Classroom, The Prosthesis Foundation of HRH The Princess Mother, Chiang Mai, Thailand — Classroom, The Prosthesis Foundation of HRH The Princess Mother, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Scissors, Physical Rehabilitation Center, Handicap International Belgium, Siem Reap, Cambodia — Scissors, Physical Rehabilitation Center, Handicap International Belgium, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Arm, Physical Rehabilitation Center, HIB, Siem Reap, Cambodia — Arm, Physical Rehabilitation Center, HIB, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Picture, US Armed Forces Amputee Patient Care Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC — Picture, US Armed Forces Amputee Patient Care Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

Tatooed Leg, US Armed Forces Amputee Patient Care Program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center — Tatooed Leg, US Armed Forces Amputee Patient Care Program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Student Lab, University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Seattle, Washington — Student Lab, University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Seattle, Washington

These images are from prosthetic clinics in the US and in Southeast Asia. I sought to understand different cultural views and experiences of prosthetics. The clinics were generous, efficient and busy with highly skilled personnel. An awareness of these clinics is important to understanding the continuing legacy of war.