Perhaps that's why those who don't fit anywhere else in the system of America and have nothing to lose find a home there. Queerdos, as they call themselves. Travellers who wandered restlessly across the country in search of a life free of convention. Katrina created gaps that offered easily accessible shelter. Fuelled by the tolerant and warm-hearted spirit of the local urban population, a group of unique young people was able to flourish. A rebellious and unruly subculture that loves nothing more than DIY art and ecstasy. But the city is like the swamp that surrounds it: Once in it, it's hard for them to get out of it again. The migratory birds have become migrants. They have found their self-chosen community here. A nest, at least for this moment. In this place with an uncertain future, all the energy flows into the here and now.

The long term photo essay shows the clink and flicker of this magical world on the constant tipping point. It shows a life design so different from everything they left behind. It seeks the closeness of the wayward protagonists and is interested in the political in their everyday life. An everyday life full of intensity and chaos.

The collages between the photos are artistically processings created collaboratively with members of the photographed community in New Orleans as reaction to the photos.