Destroy This Memory

The photographs in Richard Misrach's Destroy This Memory are a stark, affecting reminder of the physical and psychological impact of Hurricane Katrina as told by those on the ground, and seen through the lens of a contemporary master. Rather than simply surveying the damage, Misrach found himself drawn to the hurricane-inspired graffiti. At turns threatening, desperate, clinical, and even darkly humorous, the phrases he captures are revealing and unique human perspectives on the devastation and shock left in the wake of this disaster.