AWM Collection Record: ART91770
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ID Number: | ART91770 |
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| Title: | HMAS Kanimbla alongside, Port Rashid, Dubai | ||
| Maker: | Churcher, Peter | ||
| Object type: | Painting | ||
| Place made: | United Arab Emirates; United Arab Emirates: Dubai | ||
| Date made: | 8-10 February 2002 | ||
| Physical description: | oil on board | ||
| Measurements: | 73 x 92 cm | ||
| Summary: | HMAS Kanimbla in port at Dubai. 'Before I had even got on the ship I was looking forward to doing some nocturnal images of the ship assuming that the lights of the ship would be fully lit. Only to find that when I arrived on the ship it was blackened at night; you couldn't see your hand in front of you. The windows were covered up. Given my disappointment at not being able to make nocturnal images, I waited till the ship came into the port at Dubai and worked on this nocturne scene on board the deck of the "Kanimbla". The view is looking out over the port and its activity. I did a lot of nocturnal scenes in Diego Garcia (with the Airforce) but my aim was to do a nocturnal scene with the Navy. Nocturnal scenes; it's one of the things I do. Nocturnal images are one of my favourite subjects. What can look ordinary by day can become magical at night. I have painted many scenes around Melbourne in parks down at Melbourne port capturing these nocturnal things.' Peter Churcher, interview with Betty Snowden, April 2002. Peter Churcher was appointed official artist in January 2002 to record Australia's involvement in the International Coalition against Terrorism. He travelled to the Middle East and spent three weeks with the RAN on board HMAS Kanimbla and Adeliade in the Persian Gulf. Leaving the Middle East, Churcher spent time on Diego Garcia, a US military base in the Indian Ocean with the RAAF. In September 2002 he completed his commission in Afghanistan, recording the activities of the SAS at Bagram. | ||
| Copyright: | External copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Vessels; Warships | ||
| Related unit: | Royal Australian Navy | ||
| Related place: | Middle East; United Arab Emirates; United Arab Emirates: Dubai | ||
| Related conflict: | Afghanistan, 2001- |
Last-Modified: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:35:47 GMT
