An installation of 210 helmets made from the Chief of Army’s reading list gives a psychological insight into war – installation view of Baden Pailthorpe’s work at AGSA; Photo ArtsHub.
War is so familiar and yet so foreign. As Australians lucky enough to live in peace we have little sense of real conflict but we have images of war – both real and fictional – on our televisions every night. This year, with the ANZAC Centenary we have also been in inundated with memorial art, much of it based on a familiar narrative of heroism, mateship and legacy.
