The art of war: Jeremy Deller's Baghdad car bomb installation

An Imperial War Museum technician sets to work installing Jeremy Deller's Baghdad, 5 March 2007. 'It’s unusual to see anything from the conflict in Iraq "in life", so I was interested in being able to show this car to the public,' says the artist Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA The mangled, rust-covered hunk of metal is displayed in the museum's entrance hall alongside some of world conflict's shinier mementos Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Artist Jeremy Deller beside his work Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA The shattered vehicle's exhaust-pipe Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Order from chaos – a few final adjustments Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA An IWM employee inspects the damage – intended, says the museum, as a reminder of 'the impact of modern war on civilians' Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The artist glimpsed through the car's shattered bodywork Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A detailed view Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Museum visitors gather around the installation. 'We hope Baghdad, 5 March 2007 will prove a thought-provoking addition to our permanent collections and encourage visitors to consider not just this car, but all our exhibits, in a new light,’ says the museum's director general, Diane Lees Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Deller beside his piece, seen from the entrance hall balcony. 'I couldn’t think of a better home for it in this country,’ he says Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters