After Hurrican Katrina 2005: poetic, found objects

Poetic Object "archaeology" of Hurricane Katrina in the 9th ward, New Orleans

 

These images are of lost and found objects in the 9th ward, in New Orleans, after the floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina (August 2005) receded.  Many of these objects have acquired a poetic charge, which enables them to surpass their utilitarian functions & dire social circumstances.

All photos courtesy of Daniel Hemstreet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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A dead truck.
The power of nature.
Soggy teddy bear.
The floodwaters put a bag of cans into a tree.
A suspended stuffed animal.
The front yard throne.
Someone lost their head.
Flying head and rusted crossbones.
Rusted shears, pie tin and damaged picture.
I love you happy mother day
salvaged belongings coated in grime
Faded picture.
Fallen power line, attic insulation and mardi gras beads, all together as one.
Drowned teddy bear.
The Secret of Family Happiness.
All of our United States presidents, in the mud.
A lost drape wraps around the corroded shaft of a fire hydrant. An old, empty bowling ball bag is at the base of the rusted fire hydrant shaft.
Trophy.
A refrigerator on the roof.
Near a church is found the fallen hand of Jesus, covered with filth.
Restoration. Zero dead bodies and a mattress box.
The dirty hand of jesus: found object.
Purple backpack.
American ephemera.