The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
eX de Medici's makeshift studio set up to escape the torrential rain. Located at the Guadalcanal Beach Resort accommodation blocks, which was the main base for the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) forces.The Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with troops from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga formed RAMSI. The RAMSI peacekeeping mission has been present in the Solomon Islands since 2003. eX de Medici was sent to the Solomon Islands in March 2009 as an Australian War Memorial official artists during one of the wettest weeks of the year. Continual downpour restricted her ability to paint or sketch on site. De Medici relied on journal records and hundreds of photographs of her observations and experiences to produce her artwork. Stitching together elements from numerous photographs, de Medici created a series of artworks that does not reflect a particular location, instead merges historical and contemporary motifs revealing the uncertain future of the Solomon Islands.
Inside eX de Medici's home studio. eX de Medici was sent to the Solomon Islands in March 2009 during one of the wettest weeks of the year. Continual downpour restricted her ability to paint and sketch
An outdoor chapel located at Guadalcanal Beach Resort (GBR) the main base for the military and police forces of Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). The chapel is incorporated i
An informal portrait of ADF member Hansford is incorporated into eX de Medici's artwork 'Plantation Patrol (Tetere)' [ART94150]. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with troops from New Zealand,
Lieutenant Josh Caddy (left) is incorporated into eX de Medici's artwork 'Plantation Patrol (Tetere)' [ART94150]. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with troops from New Zealand, Papua New Guine
New Zealand army Corporal Robert Turner, mechanic at the Guadalcanal Beach Resort workshops, reveals his tattoo to eX de Medici. The skill, technique and patience required for tattooing has fed into e
The temporary camp for New Zealand troops at Guadalcanal Beach Resort; eX de Medici also sketched this location [ART94161]. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with troops from New Zealand, Papua
