Ravages of War (2021) Collage, Metallic Bronze Marker, Pen and Black Ink on card 16.5cm x12cm
This work is collaged onto a post war Polish newspaper. It depicts my parents, aunt and uncle (whose respective spouses had each been murdered just a few years earlier), as they attempt to rise from the ravages of war and start afresh in their home town of Lodz before migrating to Australia.
Creative Process: The photo is initially collaged onto a copy of a Polish newspaper which has been glued to card. The building scene depicting the town of Lodz is then drawn with pen and ink to form the background and finally the sky is blacked in before the foreground is filled in with black ink first and metallic bronze marker over.