The other day when i was to go and buy birthday presents i sort of got side tracked and bought stuff for myself (always happens).
I came across this book Postsecrets by Frank Warren. Warren placed an ad for people who found the ad hidden in different locations to send a postcard to him with their secrets. A simple idea but a fantastically successful one. When you read other peoples secrets so openly it makes you think about what secrets we carry with us all the time and how these effect us daily.
The secrets range from laughable confessions to indescribable desire and love to painful truths. Every emotion is presented in just a few simple words which makes you as a reader feel them as you reflect on your own experiences in life.
This work reminds me of a website that i found out about when i found the book. (i stupidly didn't buy the book and have regretted it ever since..i will find it and own it.)http://www.picturesofwalls.com/
This website documents thousands of photos of what people have drawn or written on walls around the world. There are thousands of photos so if you have a lot of time on your hands have a cup of tea or coffee and trawl though the wonder of human creativeness.
I love this sort of art that makes us humans look more closely at our condition. We live by rules and regulations but we all have a side that likes to break from the everyday norm in order to be normal. Everything we do comes down to us all being the same.
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