Contemporary Gallipoli: A Macquarie University Art Gallery Exhibition 2 April - 10 June 2015 Abstract This exhibition catalogue brings together contemporary artistic responses to the Gallipoli campaign and its enduring cultural memory. Through essays, artworks, photography, and personal reflections, the publication explores themes of remembrance, grief, healing, landscape, and international connection between Australia and Turkey. Rather than presenting Gallipoli solely as mi

Essay for Contemporary Gallipoli 2015 Exhibition 2015 Abstract This essay explores The Book of Healing, an artwork by Meredith Brice created for the Contemporary Gallipoli 2015 exhibition. Through the overlaying of red poppies onto a vintage surgical instrument catalogue, the work connects public remembrance of war with personal and family memory. The article explores how objects, symbols, and documentary heritage contribute to collective memory of World War I, particularly w