Monday, April 24, 2006

So Much Violence, So Much Stillness

So... I'm in New Orleans, one of the great cities, and I guess I just wasn't prepared for what it would look like. The devastation in the ninth ward remains shocking. Which is to say: the devastation in the ninth ward remains. Shocking. I had some sense that work had been done. If it has, that's even more shocking. I bought a camera for this trip, and I took over 200 photos just today. I've posted the good ones (well, I think they are; and by good, I mean indicative of the STUNNING RUIN THAT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF BEING CLEARED AWAY ANYTIME SOON) on flickr, here. They actually run in the exact reverse of the order i intended, but hey. It's my first flickr posting.

The mood here is not morose--not even close. There is going to be an amazing party this weekend.

4 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

thanks for sharing all those pics. They say a lot. I didn't know it was still that bad.

9:18 AM  
Blogger cherry canoe said...

thanks for posting the photos, sean.

my friend greg sent me a very similar batch, during his visit to new orleans. that was in october. six months ago. it is very discouraging to see that not much has changed since then.

-kerri harrop

10:15 AM  
Blogger Laura said...

the pic with the doll's head is really powerful. (at least for me.)

3:52 PM  
Blogger Reb and Heidi said...

psssssssst email me! i don't have your new email and i've been wanting to talk to you!

xo,

bogface

3:26 PM  

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