Convention on Cluster Munitions. Oslo, Norway, December 3, 2008 belongs to a series in which Taryn Simon precisely reconstructs flower arrangements and plants that adorned the tables where international negotiations have taken place. Simon studied photographs that document the public events accompanying the finalization of deals that range from financial agreements to treaties governing nuclear disarmament, war, and arms trafficking. This work recreates the bouquet that was present at an international agreement banning the use and creation of cluster bombs—a type of especially damaging bomb that releases projectiles on impact.   By remaking and photographing the floral centerpiece that was both a witness to and acted as décor for this historic moment, Simon’s project is a testament to artifice and stagecraft that goes into constructing diplomatic and national activities. The work is framed in a heavy, dark wood that references the aesthetics of boardroom furniture, and includes a full description outlining the agreement that the floral arrangement accompanied. In this work, Simon bridges conceptual and documentary photography by using an object to reflect the complexity and diversity of sociopolitical events in our increasingly globalized world.