As we approach the five-year anniversary of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, Aperture is pleased to announce the release of Dave Anderson‘s monograph One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds and related events, celebrating and considering the reconstruction of one street in New Orleans and the very nature of community and its resilience.

The portraits, still lifes and abstract images presented in One Block, documented by photographer Dave Anderson from 2006 – 2010, deliver a  powerful portrait of post-Katrina as seen through the prism of a single block whose residents are attempting to build their homes.

Bruce Harris on returning to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina “When I first came back to New Orleans, there was not a sound (…) at night, it was pitch dark.”

Stacy Rockwood on volunteer-based relief and rebuilding efforts: “Our recovery came from people from all over the United States. That just gives me great hope.”

Lisa Periloux on life in New Orleans after the Hurricane “Nothing is written in stone. I just kind of go day by day and hope for the best.”

Over the next few weeks join Aperture at events in New York and in Louisiana on the occasion of the release of One Block and in commemoration of the ongoing efforts of New Orleans and its citizens to rebuild their city.

Dave Anderson and Paul Moakley in Conversation
Tuesday, July 13, 6:30p

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor
New York, New York

Dave Anderson: One Block Exhibition at ClampArt
Opening reception: Thursday, July 15th, 6:00 pm
Exhibition on view: July 15, 2010 – August 20, 2010

ClampArt
521-531 West 25th street
Ground floor
New York, New York

Dave Anderson Talk and Book Signing
Saturday, July 17th, 6:00 pm

Octavia Books
513 Octavia Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dave Anderson Talk and Book Signing
Tuesday, July 20, 6:30 pm

The Historic New Orleans Collection
533 Royal Street,
New Orleans, Louisiana

Click here to view Dave Anderson’s monograph One Block