Night vision

Accession Number ART90155
Collection type Art
Measurement Image: 10 x 11 cm
Object type Print
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

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.