The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This diptych is a commemorative work of art that explores the legacy of the Vietnam war on Shaun Gladwell's father, Mark Gladwell. It consists of two photographic light boxes titled "Contact Left" and "Contact Right." Mark Gladwell was a private in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps and served from 1967 to 1969. He was injured in combat during his second tour of Vietnam and was invalided out of the army.
"Contact Scans" depicts several fading tattoos on the forearms and hands of Mark Gladwell, which relate to his service. The images were created using a high definition desktop scanner. The artist always viewed his father's tattoos as symbolic of his Vietnam experiences. This work evokes the sense that the Vietnam War and the processes of soldiering continue to be experienced and referenced through Veteran's minds and bodies long after military service.
In October 2009 Shaun Gladwell went to Afghanistan and several bases in the Middle East as an official war artist, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial. For two weeks he was attached to the Aus
In October 2009 Shaun Gladwell went to Afghanistan and several bases in the Middle East as an official war artist, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial. For two weeks he was attached to the Aus
In October 2009 Shaun Gladwell went to Afghanistan and several bases in the Middle East as an official war artist, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial. For two weeks he was attached to the Aus
In October 2009 Shaun Gladwell went to Afghanistan and several bases in the Middle East as an official war artist, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial. For two weeks he was attached to the Aus
This diptych represents the artist's own military service in the Vietnam War and his return to Vietnam in 1997 as a tourist with his wife. Geoffrey Jones (55178) joined the Army in 1966, at the age
As part of his initial idea for the war artist commission, Quilty photographed soldiers of the Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan in the same pose. He asked each of them to face the sun with
