Water seeks the lowest place . . .

New Orleans is on average 6 feet below sea level. Moreover, the city is sinking up to 2 inches per year. It’s often described as a bowl: once water gets in, it’s hard to get it out.

In Daoist philosophy, water, like goodness, humbly seeks the lowest place. In New Orleans, that principle of physics has no virtue.

All photos by Camille Martin

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