projects

hurricane katrina


A travelling street exhibition by Kadir van Lohuizen and Stanley Greene.

August 2010 marked the fifth commemoration year of Hurricane Katrina. Stanley Greene and Kadir van Lohuizen exhibited images of the Katrina’s devastation and the aftermath in a truck-exhibition that drove from Houston to New Orleans in August 2010, with a series of events accompanying the show (see the schedule below). Photographs covered the interior and exterior of the 24 foot truck while they drove from Houston to New Orleans.

"Those who fell through the cracks" is a portrait of American social condition in the 21st century.







© Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR


showcase

america's new diaspora


Despite the fact that mainstream media has moved on to the next story after Hurricane Katrina, daily life continues to be a struggle for survivors. Now, three years later, survivors are scattered over the United States, often unable to return home. Public housing in New Orleans, which had been home for thousands of families before the storm, was demolished in the first few months of 2008.
© Kadir van Lohuizen

katrina disaster


In January 2006, Stanley Greene travelled to New Orleans to document the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
© Stanley Greene

katrina four months after


Four months after the hurricane very little had been done in New Orleans and other areas hit by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans was not flooded any more, but was still a mostly deserted city. The poor, mainly black neighborhoods would probably never be rebuilt, turning New Orleans in a mainly white city. The death toll post hurricane Katrina stood at 1836 which included the total number of direct and indirect deaths. This number comprises of 1577 from Louisiana and 238 from Mississippi.
© Kadir van Lohuizen


katrina aftermath


Five months after Hurricane Katrina Stanley Greene documented the aftermath.
© Stanley Greene