This selection of images was shot over five days last year at JFK by photographer Taryn Simon. Taken from over 1,000 photos shot, they can be seen in her upcoming book and exhibition, Contraband. The exhibition opens at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills on Sept. 22 and at Lever House Art Collection in New York on Sept. 30. Contraband will be published by Steidl and the Gagosian Gallery this fall.

Above photo: Bird corpse, labeled as home décor, Indonesia to Miami, Florida (prohibited)

USA American Visagra, Viagra, China (counterfeit)

Plastic pitcher of salami, Eastern Europe (9CFR.94) (prohibited)

Handbag, Louis Vuitton (disguised) (counterfeit)

Guinea pigs, Ecuador (CUI) (prohibited)

GBL, Poland (used as date rape drug) (illegal)

Unidentified mammal, Indonesia (prohibited)

DVDs, Lost, Season 4 (pirated)

Watches, Patek Philippe, China (counterfeit)

All works © Taryn Simon. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery.