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Perspectives: Jon Cattapan and eX de Medici

Touring Exhibition

2 September 2010 to 2 February 2014

Perspectives presents the unique insights of two contemporary artists responding to the subject of peacekeeping. As official artists commissioned by the Australian War Memorial, Jon Cattapan travelled to Timor–Leste in July 2008 and eX de Medici went to the Solomon Islands in March 2009. Both artists gained insight into the role of Australian peacekeepers and from these experiences, created a series of works that reveal a personal vision and artistic style.

Cattapan’s works deal with universal themes concerning how people interact and communicate with each other, all the while playing with our everyday notions of space and time. But the artist also makes his works specific to his deployment, interspersing them with depictions of Australian peacekeepers and Timorese people, topographical and night-time landscapes, and the daily activities of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

De Medici’s series

De Medici’s series highlights the complexity of peacekeeping operations. She is concerned with showing the day-to-day work of the ADF in the Solomon Islands. However, she has also placed the ADF within the broader context of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). The artist explores the legacy of colonisation and questions the effects of foreign exploitation of natural resources on national sovereignty.

Collection Item C1255749

Accession Number: ART94228

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Continuing a tradition that developed during the First World War, the Memorial has, in the last decade, commissioned many official artists to explore and record the Australian experience of war and peacekeeping around the world.

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Jon Cattapan

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Tour dates

Gallery City State Start Finish
Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT 2 September 2010 17 February 2011
Tweed River Art Gallery Murwillumbah NSW 23 September 2011 13 November 2011
Cairns Regional Cairns QLD 16 December 2011 22 January 2012
Artspace Mackay Mackay QLD 3 February 2012 25 March 2012
Queensland University of Technology Art Museum Brisbane QLD 21 April 2012 24 June 2012
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville QLD 6 July 2012 2 September 2012
Gosford Regional Gallery Gosford NSW 2 February 2013 31 March 2013
Museum and Art Gallery of NT Darwin NT 13 April 2013 14 July 2013
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre Wanneroo WA 10 August 2013 22 September 2013
Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery Wagga Wagga NSW 30 November 2013 2 February 2014

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  • There is a Jon Cattapan set on Flickr and you can see images of his works in our collection
  • Have a look at the eX de Medici pieces in our collection
  • Read more about the Australian Official War Art scheme

 

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