before i die i want to _______

artist candy chang turned the side of an abandoned house in her neighborhood in new orleans into a giant chalkboard where neighbors can write on the wall and remember what is important to them.

neighbors and passer-byers can take chalk and fill in the blank 

“before i die i want to _______”

once the wall was filled, it was washed with water and started again with a clean slate. all the responses have been documented and some will be included in a book. this project has gotten a lot of attention and now expanded to other countries around the world!!

so after seeing this simple but super dramatic community art project...

i'm now asking myself - what do i want to do before i die.

it’s super easy for us to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget what really matters.

thanks candy for this inspiring idea!

images via candy's website

artist candy chang turned the side of an abandoned house in her neighborhood in new orleans into a giant chalkboard where neighbors can write on the wall and remember what is important to them.

neighbors and passer-byers can take chalk and fill in the blank 

“before i die i want to _______”

once the wall was filled, it was washed with water and started again with a clean slate. all the responses have been documented and some will be included in a book. this project has gotten a lot of attention and now expanded to other countries around the world!!

so after seeing this simple but super dramatic community art project...

i'm now asking myself - what do i want to do before i die.

it’s super easy for us to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget what really matters.

thanks candy for this inspiring idea!

images via candy's website