Simon Norfolk
Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks

Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks
Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks
  • from the series Refuge: The first safe place
Date2006
Place depictedBeirut, Lebanon
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 40 × 50 in. (101.6 × 127 cm)
 Sheet: 40 1/4 × 50 1/4 in. (102.2 × 127.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip Greider
Object number2014.901
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by Philip Greider, Los Angeles, 2010; given to MFAH, 2014.

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Fidar Bridge, bombed by the Israelis, early on 4 August. The bridge is the main motorway running north from Beirut to the border
Simon Norfolk
Fidar Bridge, bombed by the Israelis, early on 4 August. The bridge is the main motorway running north from Beirut to the border
August 4, 2006
Inkjet print
2011.253
Image Not Available for Beirut Residents Continue to Flock to Southern Neighborhoods
Spencer Platt
Beirut Residents Continue to Flock to Southern Neighborhoods
August 15, 2006
Inkjet print
2012.433
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.
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
2016.224.14
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
The districts of Wazir Akbar Khan and Sherpur, home to all the NGOs and contractors, occupy the site of the former British fortress from the Second Anglo-Afghan War, ‘the Cantonment’. Glitzy, kitschy ‘poppy-palaces’, flung up in a hectic property boom after the land was illegally re-possessed from squatters, can command rents of $20,000 per week when leased out to Internationals.
Simon Norfolk
The districts of Wazir Akbar Khan and Sherpur, home to all the NGOs and contractors, occupy the site of the former British fortress from the Second Anglo-Afghan War, ‘the Cantonment’. Glitzy, kitschy ‘poppy-palaces’, flung up in a hectic property boom after the land was illegally re-possessed from squatters, can command rents of $20,000 per week when leased out to Internationals.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.22
The former home of Jangalak Industries, a metalworking factory that once had a workforce of 1,800 but was wrecked during the civil war in the 1990s. It is now used as a massive storage yard for scrap metal. This area is all discarded hospital beds and school desks.
Simon Norfolk
The former home of Jangalak Industries, a metalworking factory that once had a workforce of 1,800 but was wrecked during the civil war in the 1990s. It is now used as a massive storage yard for scrap metal. This area is all discarded hospital beds and school desks.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.9
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
The illegal Jewish settlement of Gilo, a suburb of Jerusalem. To deter Snipers from the Adjacent Palestinian village of Beit Jala (Seen in the Distance) a wall has been erect.
Simon Norfolk
The illegal Jewish settlement of Gilo, a suburb of Jerusalem. To deter Snipers from the Adjacent Palestinian village of Beit Jala (Seen in the Distance) a wall has been erect.
2003
Inkjet print
2011.254
‘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
A shelter against rocket and mortar attack, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand.
Simon Norfolk
A shelter against rocket and mortar attack, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.104
‘The Museum of the Jihad’, Herat. A diorama illustrating the city rising up against the Soviets.
Simon Norfolk
‘The Museum of the Jihad’, Herat. A diorama illustrating the city rising up against the Soviets.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.96
Rusting anti-aircraft cannon casings on Kohe Asmai (known as "Radio TV Mountain") in central Kabul
Simon Norfolk
Rusting anti-aircraft cannon casings on Kohe Asmai (known as "Radio TV Mountain") in central Kabul
2001
Chromogenic print
2006.67