Created for In Case of Flood, Gallery114 - Fall 2025

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On the surface, free sandbag centers are a practical use of government resources. In fact, they seem to be exactly how a city fulfills the promise of a government for the people by the people. But a few sandbags are simply drops in the bucket compared to what our local, state, and federal governments are capable of doing to combat climate change. 

They say protect your homes, but drill for oil off the coast. 

They say stay safe while building roads with radioactive waste. 

They say they're sending help to the stadium that'll be torn down. 

One hand scoops the sand, the other dumps it out.