
Urban Search and Rescue (”Disaster City", National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas Engineering and Extension Service, College Station, Texas)
A large-scale photograph documents a sprawling simulated disaster training environment, where emergency responders practice life-saving techniques amid carefully constructed rubble, collapsed structures, and staged wreckage. Shambroom's unflinching documentary approach captures the eerie tension between the artificial and the real, as the meticulously designed chaos of "Disaster City" stands ready to train those who will face genuine catastrophe. The image reflects the artist's ongoing examination of American systems of power, preparedness, and institutional infrastructure.
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Under the Influence
March 4, 2015
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