| Place | Europe: Germany, Belsen |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART96856 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 30 x 30 cm |
| Object type | Photograph |
| Physical description | pigment inkjet print on paper |
| Maker |
Hunt, Penelope |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Avoca |
| Date made | 2015 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
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Description
The photograph is part of a series taken by Penelope Hunt of a now closed-up painting studio in Avoca, Victoria. Hunt responds to the trauma of the war via the studio space of her step-father Alan Moore, who served as an official war artist during the Second World War and witnessed the horror of the Holocaust first hand. While accompanying the British troops in their advance across occupied Europe, Moore witnessed the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on 15 April 1945. He recorded his observations in paintings, drawings and photographs.