Simon Norfolk
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war

The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
  • from the series Beirut: How did you come to smell of smoke and fire?
Date2006
Place depictedJiyeh, Lebanon
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage (at opening): 40 7/8 × 49 7/8 in. (103.8 × 126.7 cm)
 Sheet (at opening): 40 7/8 × 49 7/8 in. (103.8 × 126.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Philip A. Greider
Object number2019.667
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Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; Dr. Philip A. Greider, Los Angeles; given to MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black and brown on applied label, frame verso: gallery luisotti // at Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue number a2 Santa Monica, California 90404 // // Simon Norfolk // Burning Power Station from Sand’s Rock Resort, 2006 // From the series Beirut, 2006 // // Digital chromogenic print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper // 40 x 50 inches // Edition #7 of 10

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Simon Norfolk
A watchtower guarding a street of foreign embassies in central Kabul. For the British army these improvised fortifications are called ‘sangars’, although the term is Dari for ‘barricade’ and is one of the few words the British brought home from the Anglo-Afghan Wars.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
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2017, printed 2019
Inkjet print
2020.166
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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
Some of the nonsensical property development taking place in Kabul. This district of the city, Karte Char Chateh, is remembered by Kabulis as that part of the bazaar which was burned by the British in 1842 as collective punishment for the killing of the British Envoy. The fires still burned when the British retreated two days later.
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Some of the nonsensical property development taking place in Kabul. This district of the city, Karte Char Chateh, is remembered by Kabulis as that part of the bazaar which was burned by the British in 1842 as collective punishment for the killing of the British Envoy. The fires still burned when the British retreated two days later.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.7
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
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
‘Radio TV Mountain’ in the centre of Kabul seen from where the Kabul River cuts through the mountains creating the Deh Mazang gorge. In the First Anglo-Afghan War it was the site of a crucial skirmish and hasty retreat by badly outnumbered British cavalry who had blundered into the midst of a massive Afghan army.
Simon Norfolk
‘Radio TV Mountain’ in the centre of Kabul seen from where the Kabul River cuts through the mountains creating the Deh Mazang gorge. In the First Anglo-Afghan War it was the site of a crucial skirmish and hasty retreat by badly outnumbered British cavalry who had blundered into the midst of a massive Afghan army.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.3