House of Cards

While 2008 made us aware of the housing crisis, with the improvements in the economy the assumption is that the crisis is over. The reality is, people are still challenging loss of home. Not only are housing costs high, but affordable homes are often of low quality and in unstable neighborhoods with poor education opportunities for children. All too many individuals and families have come to know the devastating personal and family experience of the loss of a home. 

House of Cards: Rebuilding is the first presentation of a work-in-progress exhibition featuring the personal stories of community members who are struggling to save their homes. The narratives include families confronting foreclosure, forced displacement and other threats to our human right housing. Through photographs, short films, and research information, this new work allows us to learn how our neighbors are dealing with these threats and meet the organizations they are working with to confront these challenges. House of Cards features a series of doors, each one representing a narrative of challenge and hardship from a member of our community facing housing issues.

In 2022, the United States is in the midst of a massive housing shortage, which, combined with a sharp increase in housing costs and rent prices, has led to over a half a million people to experience homelessness in the United States. Therefore, the issues that this exhibit addresses and the personal stories that it shares, are just as relevant and important as they were in 2008.