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Headquarters of the of National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia

Photograph
2014
Artist/Maker
Paglen, Trevor (Photographer)
Place of origin
USA

A mounted C-print photograph showing a blue lit buildings at night. A curved road light by bright yellow light can be seen in the foreground.


Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
photograph
TitleHeadquarters of the of National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photographic Paper
Photography
C-Type Process
Brief description
'Headquarters of the of National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia' Trevor Paglen, 2014
Physical description
A mounted C-print photograph showing a blue lit buildings at night. A curved road light by bright yellow light can be seen in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.7cm (Note: Unframed)
  • Image length: 68.6cm (Note: Unframed)
  • Length: 70cm (Note: framed)
  • Height: 47cm (Note: framed)
Style
Art Photography
Copy number
3 of 5
Gallery label
From The Future Starts Here These photographs are of three of the largest US intelligence agencies. Much of their activities were unknown to the public until August 2014 when Edward Snowden leaked classified documents outlining their inner workings. Three months later, the artist Trevor Paglen hired a helicopter to photograph the agencies’ buildings, releasing the images as creative commons. As Paglen says, ‘If we look in the right places at the right times, we can begin to glimpse America’s vast intelligence infrastructure’. C-print V&A: CD.7,8,9-2017 Trevor Paglen 2014 PHOTOS REVEALING THE SURVEILLANCE STATE Top to bottom: NGA Headquarters (Springfield, Virginia) Trevor Paglen 2014 NRO Headquarters (Chantilly, Virginia) Trevor Paglen 2014 NSA Headquarters (Fort Meade, Maryland) Trevor Paglen 2014(May 2018)
Credit line
Purchased by the Design Fund
Subject depicted
National Security Agency
Places depicted
Chantilly
Virginia
Collection
Design, Architecture and Digital Department
Accession number
CD.8-2017

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Record createdFebruary 15, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1380859/headquarters-of-the-of-national-photograph-paglen-trevor/
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