Monday, April 7, 2008

Have You Heard About the Post Secret Project?


As I was doing some research on another article about 'Factory Farming' I stumbled upon a site that I found very compelling it's called Post Secret
The idea behind the project was found in a dream that the writer had while on a trip to Paris.
(Be sure to read the story behind the project; it's quite amazing)
The end result is the compilation of over 200,000 postcards sent to a Germantown, MD address containing an anonymous secret.
Some postcards are confessions, some are desires, some are memories of a painful time. Some have pictures others do not. Some are rather obscene, while others are so painfully touching you may find yourself identifying with them.
As with any Art, many will find some of the work offensive, while others will see the beauty in the truth that is laid bare.
The writer Frank Warren says that the project has changed his life.
He has published pieces of the project into a few books and is adding to them daily. He now goes on tour with a slide exhibit of the project and his audiences are packed. According to the website he is booked into 2010 at colleges and libraries across the country.
The site contains a Q&A and Discussion Forum with over twenty nine thousand users, and is also available in a French version.
Franks dream has turned into a modern day phenomenon. It kinda like going to confession and not having to say any 'Our Fathers'.
This site is so compelling it is definitely getting a link on the Blog roll.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I checked out the site through a search (link din't work for me) and I wanted to thank you! great stuff there :)

Wymzie said...

Hi Anon 5:15,

For some reason, (probably my inability to work a computer)the hyper link isn't working, and I can't get it to either.

However, I did as promised and put them on my blogroll, so you can scroll down and pick them up from there. Oh, and I checked and the blogroll link does work!

At least I can do some of these things right.
I am not aging gracefully and have found my self avoiding people who use the term "you can't teach a..."well you know the rest.

I'm glad you liked the site, I found it soooo intriguing.