Kumusi river

In 2008 the artist travelled to Buna, Papua New Guinea, to research the battlefields of the Second World War. While there he joined an archaeological team searching for soldiers still missing from the war. He made a second field trip in 2009, and together these experiences had a profound effect on the artist professionally and personally. He subsequently created a body of work that explores the legacies of the battle for Buna on the landscape and those who fought there. This work reflects on the role of the Kumusi River during the Second World War. The painting represents torrential rain flooding the river, which is coloured red to represent the danger presented to those who attempted to cross it during the war.