British artist Xavier Pick spent six weeks with British, American, and Iraqi armed forces in the Basra region in 2008. His caption reads: “Humvee convoy towards Iranian Border past the black flags of Ashura—mourning the death of the prophet’s grandson—a metaphor for grief, oppression & sacrifice & salvation.”

What is the tone of this piece and how does Pick create it? How is that tone similar to or different from the tone Turner creates in “2000 lbs.”?