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After







One month and seven hours of
intense stenciling later and
it’s up! With a lot of support
from old and new friends, I
turned the side of an
abandoned house in my
neighborhood into a giant
chalkboard where residents can
write on the wall and remember
what is important to them in
life. It’s also about
transforming a neglected space
into a constructive one where we
can learn the hopes and
aspirations of the people around
us. It turns out this entire
process (including official
approval from many entities) has
been a great lesson, experience,
and project in itself – more on
that later. If you’re in
New Orleans, stop by the
corner of Marigny and Burgundy
(900 Marigny St) to add your
thoughts to the wall and see
what matters most to your
neighbors. It’s a question that
has changed me in the last year,
and I believe the design of our
public spaces can better
reflect what’s important to us
as residents and as human
beings. The responses and
stories from passersby while we
were installing it have already
hit me hard in the heart. More
installations to come. Huge
thanks to Kristina Kassem,
Alan Williams, Cory
Klemmer, Anamaria Vizcaino,
James Reeves, Alex
Vialou, and
Gary Hustwit for
installation assistance and many
others for support along the
way! Concurrently installed in
East/West Galleries.



Update March 6, 2011: And after
three days (below)!
All responses are being
documented and some will be
included in a book. Once the
wall is filled, we wash the
board with water and begin anew
again. A project site is in the
works. I have received many kind
requests from people who’d like
to install it in their city, so
we’re looking into ways to
manufacture an affordable
stencil (I made this one by
hand. It is a lot of cutting).
Stay tuned!