The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Date Grove, Haifa Street, Baghdad
2003
(British, b. 1963)
Image: 48.6 x 60.8 cm (19 1/8 x 23 15/16 in.); Paper: 58.5 x 70.7 cm (23 1/16 x 27 13/16 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 81.3 cm (28 x 32 in.)
© Simon Norfolk, Courtesy Bonni Benrubi Gallery, NYC
Location: not on view
Description
In his explorations of war, Norfolk seeks to capture its impact on humanity and the environment. In this image, the peaceful, sun-drenched date grove belies the presence of conflict. Shadowed on the ground, however, are spent shells, abandoned boots, and a crumpled tarpaulin. Norfolk sees it as his duty to make the viewer examine the scene more closely and recognize its true nature: a site of war.- Contemporary Landscape Photography. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-August 14, 2011).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.162