Bearing witness to the unwatchable: expressing compassion from afar through a visual art practice.

Helen Pinson

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Bilenke, 2026. Photo collage-painting, oil stick, on paper, 2750 x 8000mm.

Master of Fine Arts

Fine Arts
Photographic images depicting the death, destruction, and chaos caused by armed conflicts are alarming and are being transmitted across the globe at an astonishing rate. The tragic consequence of these conflicts is a humanitarian crisis of mass displacement, as we witness domicide on an unprecedented scale.

My photocollage-paintings are made in response to news reports and media photographs of certain of these conflicts and the immense suffering they inflict on civilian populations.