Artist concept rendering of the work ‘For Every Drop Shed in Anguish’ (2023) by Alex Seton, which is currently being installed for permanent display in the Australian War Memorial’s Sculpture Garden. Image: MrP Studios. Courtesy Alex Seton and the Australian War Memorial..
Warning: the following story discusses suicide.
Looking back on 2023, unfortunately, it feels like a year shaped by armed conflicts across the world, where war has not been a marginalised story, nor a distant memory.
But when it comes to art and art history, the subject of war has never been far from artists’ minds.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
