AIDS photo diary 1986-1990 / photographed and compiled by John Jenner Documents Gallery_Exhibit-093-01 Expand Details DescriptionThe photo diary consists of a record of the decline of an AIDS victim, David Tosh, from health in 1986 to his death on 3rd May, 1990. Compared with Sydney Morning Herald 'Good Weekend' magazine, 13th December, 1990, p. 29.Material TypePhotographsDecade1980sPeopleDavid ToshJohn JennerTagsArt Where to access RestrictionsNoHeld AtState Library of New South WalesAvailable OnlineNo - not available onlineURLhttps://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2Z5A1 Items related to this Materials Visit the page David Tosh - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of 'David Tosh', cotton / silk / ink made by John Jenner, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, with appliquéd pieces including photographic images of David, three pieces with quotations (see below), three foil holograms and fabric leaves. There is a square of fabric with Australian native plants and a picture of David in the centre with the following below it: DAVID TOSH / died at home 2.50 am / 3 May 1990 / aged 30 years', There is a copy of the cover of 'Good Weekend', 13 October 1990, DEATH OF A FRIEND, which has a photograph of David Tosh on it. The following quotations appear on the panel. Piece 1 "When I first found out I had AIDS, I felt like a leper. This virus spreads through you and conquers you. Morphine is the devil's drink. My mother said not to come home for Christmas. The relatives are afraid of the virus. Merv thinks you can get it from mosquitoes" Piece 2: "I'm still losing weight, John. It's got that way I'm frightened to look in the mirror. You try to live in harmony with this virus, but it won't let you. You never know when it is going to turn on you." "I constantly think about how I'm going to miss my friends. It's really sad." Piece 3 "I'll meet you again, and Tarzan but I won't know you as John - it will be instant." "I wonder what the outcome will be. Where will it end?" The quilt was made by John Jenner, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1990. John Jenner is an acclaimed photographer and collage artist. Jenner's work was featured in The Sydney Morning Herald's Good Weekend magazine, 13 October 1990, 'Dear Life, Dispatches from the AIDS front line', which included a montage of David Tosh pre-AIDS and shortly before he died. This story was awarded the Sydney Star Observer Media Reporting Award for October (1990) (see Sydney Star Observer, 13 October, 1990). The quilt was made to remember David Tosh, who was ' an unremarkable young man' who died at home aged 30 (The Sydney Morning Herald's Good Weekend magazine, 13 October 1990, 'Dear Life, Dispatches from the AIDS front line', ) He worked as a gardener Two obituaries for John Jenner appear in the Sydney Star Observer Friday July 25 1993 page 10. "John Jenner / 11.11.47 - 1.6.93 / PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE CELEBRATIONS OF GAY SYDNEY / Reunited with David / You live on, John, in the hearts and minds / of your friends and defenders / Your work lives on for us all" and "John Jenner / (PHOTOGRAPHER) / ...a part of thie time. / Remembered with love. Alex and Rae, Ryder Street Surry Hills"
