ANTON PULVIRENTI

Crepusculum

19 - 28 July 2024, CCAS Manuka

Exhibition Opening 6pm Thursday 18 July 2024

Crepusculum, or twilight, refers to an in between, a space where light and dark merge into a golden hour. Crepusculum, an exhibition by Sydney-based artist Anton Pulvirenti, reimagines historical images to challenge official narratives around war memory, employing symbolism and representational drawing to interrogate the legacy and agency of these images. Primarily exploring familial trauma related to the artist’s paternal grandfather's internment during World War II, the work combines archival and family photographs with hybrid animal and human forms to investigate the dehumanisation of specific groups.

Image: Anton Pulvirenti Navis 2023 charcoal on paper 114 x 197cm, photo by Anton Pulvirenti