Description
Object description
BLACK BOX FROM KANDAHAR by Louie Palu.
Limited set of 12 exhibition quality prints covering victims of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan. Photographed by Louie Palu in Kandahar, 2006-2010.
The photographs are of a graphic nature and include:
1 - Suicide Bombing
The body of a Taliban facilitator who was killed by a suicide bomber who's vest accidentally detonated before he could hit his target, Kandahar City, Afghanistan. 2006
2 - Suicide Bomber
The body parts of a suicide bomber in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. 2006
3 - Suicide Bomber's Hands
A detail of the hands of a suicide bomber in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. 2006
4 - Dead Insurgent
The face of a dead Taliban insurgent in a state of decomposition in an Afghan Police station. Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2009
5 - Hand
The hand of an Afghan civilian shredded by an improvised explosive device (IED) seen in a Canadian front line trauma room. Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2009
6 - Legs
What remains of an Afghan private security guard's legs after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonation on highway 1. Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2008
7 - Anti Personnel Mine 1
An American soldier seen in the back of a U.S. medevac helicopter after his foot was blown off by an anti personnel mine. Arghandab District, Afghanistan. 2010
8 - Anti Personnel Mine 2
An American soldier seen in the back of a U.S. medevac helicopter after his foot was blown off by an anti personnel mine. Arghandab District, Afghanistan. 2010
9 - Bled Out
The legs of a Canadian soldier who bled out from multiple shrapnel wounds from an improvised explosive device (IED). Panjwa'i District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2010
10 - IED
The legs of a dying Afghan soldier after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast. Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2010
11 - Secondary Blast
An Afghan soldier with secondary blast wounds from an improvised explosive device (IED) detonation set off by the soldier walking in front of him. Kandahar Airfield hospital, Afghanistan. 2010
12 - Shot In The Eye
An American soldier who was shot in the eye by an insurgent being loaded into a medevac helicopter. Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2010
The collection is accompanied by a caption page (copied above) and a mission statement covering the piece. Each print has Louie Palu's handwritten annotations on the reverse and are stored in a black box with a handwritten inscription on the inside:
'This is the Black Box From Kandahar
12 photographs from the front lines of the war. 2006-2010 Kandahar, Afghanistan.
This is the fifth of 5 boxes
Louie Palu (signature)
Dec 31, 2014'
Physical description
Collection of 12 prints (21.5cmx27.75cm) each has Palu's handwritten annotations on the reverse and are stored in a black box (32cmx24cmx3cm) with a handwritten inscription on the inside:
'This is the Black Box From Kandahar
12 photographs from the front lines of the war. 2006-2010 Kandahar, Afghanistan.
This is the fifth of 5 boxes
Louie Palu (signature)
Dec 31, 2014'