Floodwall (Art Installation)

Floodwall,an art installation by Jana Napoli, is composed of drawers salvaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. "Floodwall was made in an attempt to give voice to the silence of a city in ruin and a people in diaspora." - Jana Napoli The contents that remained were then photographed. The resulting objects along with the recorded oral histories make up the installation. Floodwall poses the question to its onlookers: what price are we willing to pay for the protection of the intimacy of our households?

Floodwall (Art Installation)

Floodwall,an art installation by Jana Napoli, is composed of drawers salvaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. "Floodwall was made in an attempt to give voice to the silence of a city in ruin and a people in diaspora." - Jana Napoli The contents that remained were then photographed. The resulting objects along with the recorded oral histories make up the installation. Floodwall poses the question to its onlookers: what price are we willing to pay for the protection of the intimacy of our households?