The Shadows of History and the Making of a Visionary To understand the profound impact of Ly Daravult, one must first navigate the turbulent landscape of late 20th-century Cambodia. Born in Phnom Penh in 1968, his early years were defined by the harrowing instability of the Khmer Rouge regime, a period that left indelible scars on the nation's collective psyche and shaped his lifelong preoccupation with memory and trauma. His journey was one of profound displacement, moving from the chaos of his homeland to the refugee camps of Thailand, and eventually finding a different kind of sanctuary in…