The Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans: Vestiges of a Neighborhood

• Main Author: Hess, Adam N.
• Other Authors: Thomas Neff
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: LSU 2008
• Subjects: Art
• Online Access: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11132008-102953/

The Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans: Vestiges of a Neighborhood is a photo-documentary of the remnants of one of Americas most unique and culturally distinct neighborhoods. Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated this neighborhood, it lies in ruin, slowly returning to nature. All that remains of the community that once occupied the Lower Ninth are the dilapidated buildings, the crumbling homes, and the small possessions left behind. For the past three years I have explored the Lower Ninth Ward, discovering the remains of a community rich in tradition, family, and religion. Through the use of black and white photographs and the panoramic format, the tragic landscape and the broken architecture come together to give a greater perspective of the fragile state of the neighborhood. In this past year I have created a portrait of this neighborhood, to serve as a memorial to the loss of the Lower Ninth Ward community and as a means of preserving what is left.