| Place | Africa: Somalia, Baidoa |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90258 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 32 x 25.2 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | etching on paper |
| Maker |
Ratnam-Keese, Enid |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Glenbrook |
| Date made | 1992 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 Somalia, 1992-1995 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Pieta Baidoa
Description
Depicts a silhouette of a mother holding a child taken from 'Time' magazine , which lists the names of many countries effected by war, such as Somalia, Kurdistan, Germany, Vietnam, Vukova and Malaya etched over it. A quote from Virgil is also included ; 'Where in the world is there a country...unreached by our suffering'. The layout of the work is influenced by Michaelangelo's sculpture 'Pieta' of Christ lying dead in his mother's arms.