| Place | Asia: Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90142 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Image: 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | photo-etching 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 |
1,2,3,4,5
Description
Soldier's passport photos beneath images of side-show clowns, portraying the soldier as a 'side-show' clown waiting for the ball to fall into the appropriate slot, a parallel between the ballot system for conscripts and the element of chance in a side-show exhibit, 'human life as a lottery'. The phrase '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, thought I'd keep myself alive; 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, then they sent us back again' appear on the right side of the work. Two 'identity discs' made from printing plates are beneath the photo etching.