For Most of It I Have No Words

For Most of It I Have No Words: Genocide, Landscape, Memory, is a book by photographer Simon Norfolk published in 1998 by Dewi Lewis. With an introductory essay by Michael Ignatieff, the book documents the human traces left behind in the aftermath of genocide. Photographs in the book were taken by Norfolk in various locations, including Rwanda, Cambodia, Vietnam, Auschwitz, Dresden, Ukraine, Armenia and Namibia.

For Most of It I Have No Words
AuthorSimon Norfolk
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Published1998
PublisherDewi Lewis
ISBN978-1899235667

An exhibition of the same title including photographs from the book was exhibited at venues including the Imperial War Museum, London.[1]

Images from the book are kept as photographic prints in the permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[2][3] the Hyman Collection,[4] and Portland Art Museum.[5]

References
  1. Chapman, Peter (2000-08-12). "For most of it I have no words: genocide, landscape and memory". BMJ : British Medical Journal. 321 (7258): 457. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1127828. PMID 10938065.
  2. "Armenia: Poplars | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston". www.mfah.org. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. "Auschwitz: Staircase in a prison block | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston". www.mfah.org. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. "Simon Norfolk - Artists - Hyman Collection - British Photography". www.britishphotography.org. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  5. "Portland Art Museum | Online Collections". portlandartmuseum.us. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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