Accession Number | ART90155 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Image: 10 x 11 cm |
Object type | |
Physical description | photo-etching in black and red with zinc etching plate and leather |
Maker |
McDuff, Jennifer |
Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Launceston |
Date made | 1992 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Night vision
Description
Infra-red sights which detect movement by intensifying the night light during combat. Two 'identity discs' made from printing plates are beneath the photo etching. The work comments on the enduring impact of the war experience on soldiers and their families.