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When the Beach Met the Bay: Plastic Mosaic Recalls Hurricane Sandy Destruction

07/08/2013

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Most people have long since forgotten about <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/hurricane-sandy/">Hurricane Sandy</a>, but a new mosaic called "When the Beach Met the Bay" made with 25,000 plastic caps offers solidarity to residents of Long Beach, New York, who are still dealing with the storm's messy aftermath. Merging her passion for community and the environment, <a href="http://lbkids.tumblr.com/public.art">Lisa Be</a> organized for several youths to help collect a sea of plastic caps from around West Long Beach, which were used to erect a permanent public installation.

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When the Beach Met the Bay is a public art installation in Long Beach, New York

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The installation is made up of 25,000 plastic caps

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The wall is a memorial to the night that Hurricane Sandy swamped the community

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It took 30 days to erect the public art installation

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The youth who helped with the project worked for 12 hours a day for 30 days straight

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Project Vortex sponsored the installation

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Most people have long since forgotten about Hurricane Sandy, but a new mosaic called "When the Beach Met the Bay" made with 25,000 plastic caps offers solidarity to residents of Long Beach, New York, who are still dealing with the storm's messy aftermath. Merging her passion for community and the environment, Lisa Be organized for several youths to help collect a sea of plastic caps from around West Long Beach, which were used to erect a permanent public installation.

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