Catastrophically, many of the 12,000 Haitian works, accumulated over half a century, in the Musée/Galerie d'art Nader were lost when the building that housed them, a family home, disintegrated.
"Then, as the house disintegrates, you end up saying, 'Let's play Nintendo.' ".
Upstairs, he watched a soul-crushing sight — house after house disintegrating, including those of his brother-in-law and his brother-in-law's son.
She said the house suddenly disintegrated around them, and she, her son and daughter were hurled apart.
I can make out the shape of the sofa, but like much of the house it disintegrated and melted in the intense heat.
If you're not feeling connected to your spouse after work, if family dinner in your house has disintegrated into a chaotic free-for-all, then it's time to make some changes to your evening meal routine.
This past summer I drove across the country interviewing people who had lost their jobs since 2007 - since the housing market disintegrated, since Lehman Brothers evaporated, since layoffs subsumed the work force.
She destroys the house and disintegrates Xavier before leaving with Magneto.
The family disintegrates.
Mr. Morgan and his family were in their house when it disintegrated during the tornado, scattering them around the block.
Essentially the piece is a slow-motion dance play, dazzling in its emotional impact as a Victorian house party insidiously disintegrates behind its social facade into explosive betrayal.
