Simon Norfolk
The Ministry of Planning, Baghdad

The Ministry of Planning, Baghdad
The Ministry of Planning, Baghdad
The Ministry of Planning, Baghdad
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Ministry of Planning, Baghdad
  • from the series Scenes from a Liberated Baghdad
DateApril 19-27, 2003
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 39 15/16 × 50 in. (101.4 × 127 cm)
 Sheet: 39 15/16 × 50 in. (101.4 × 127 cm)
 Mount: 39 15/16 × 50 in. (101.4 × 127 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Philip A. Greider
Object number2019.665
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Provenance[Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; Dr. Philip A. Greider, Los Angeles; given to MFAH, 2019.
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Bonetta Cemetery at Comfortess Cove
Simon Norfolk
Bonetta Cemetery at Comfortess Cove
2003
Chromogenic print
2019.666
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
Simon Norfolk
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
2006
Chromogenic print
2019.667
Glory Trip 197
Simon Norfolk
Glory Trip 197
March 15, 2008
Chromogenic print
2019.668
Old biplane on a display plinth at the Exhibition Grounds in Kabul. Fighting birds are a source of great pride to Afghan men, but were banned by the Taliban as un-Islamic
Simon Norfolk
Old biplane on a display plinth at the Exhibition Grounds in Kabul. Fighting birds are a source of great pride to Afghan men, but were banned by the Taliban as un-Islamic
2001–2002
Chromogenic print
2019.664
Surface to surface missile system hidden in an orange grove on the northern outskirts of Baghdad
Simon Norfolk
Surface to surface missile system hidden in an orange grove on the northern outskirts of Baghdad
April 19–27, 2003
Inkjet print
2011.255
The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting
Simon Norfolk
The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting
April 19–27, 2003
Inkjet print
2010.2252
Namibia, 1904
Simon Norfolk
Namibia, 1904
printed 2000
Chromogenic print
2002.299
Historically, Kuchis were strongly pro-Taliban; feelings made more intense by being bombed by NATO off their traditional grazing lands in Helmand. They are allowed to set up camp here on Kabul’s periphery only because it is below a large, new Afghan Army base.
Simon Norfolk
Historically, Kuchis were strongly pro-Taliban; feelings made more intense by being bombed by NATO off their traditional grazing lands in Helmand. They are allowed to set up camp here on Kabul’s periphery only because it is below a large, new Afghan Army base.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.46
A Shia cemetery on the flanks of Kohe Asmai.
Simon Norfolk
A Shia cemetery on the flanks of Kohe Asmai.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.43
At Wasalabad high above West Kabul. It has taken 26 men from the Mine Detection Centre and four de-mining dogs more than three months to clear mines from an area the size of a few soccer pitches. Kabul’s rapid expansion has increased pressure for building land. Mined areas that were once marginal are now in demand for house construction.
Simon Norfolk
At Wasalabad high above West Kabul. It has taken 26 men from the Mine Detection Centre and four de-mining dogs more than three months to clear mines from an area the size of a few soccer pitches. Kabul’s rapid expansion has increased pressure for building land. Mined areas that were once marginal are now in demand for house construction.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.44
The entrance to a small, western-backed NGO.
Simon Norfolk
The entrance to a small, western-backed NGO.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.41
Before dawn, construction workers warm themselves over burning plastic and cardboard before beginning the job of attempting to get hired for a day’s work.
Simon Norfolk
Before dawn, construction workers warm themselves over burning plastic and cardboard before beginning the job of attempting to get hired for a day’s work.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.42