Before I Die…
A few weeks ago, during my first photowalk with my new camera in downtown Kansas City, I noticed the wall pictured above. It was a chalkboard fixed to the side of a building that said “Before I die…” and then was filled out by people who walked by. I found the whole installation to be so moving, I took several photos and posted one here.
Yesterday I found this TED Talk online, written by the artist who created the “Before I die…” project in New Orleans. She started the project as a way to heal after a significant figure in her life passed away, and the project ended up teaching her a profound lesson about living, dying and community. I highly recommend her talk, posted below (or click here).
Watching her story made this random installment in downtown Kansas City come alive for me. If you want to see if yourself, or add to the wall, it can be found right off Central and 21st Street, near Lulu’s Thai Noodle Shop. I highly recommend it.
What do you want to do before you die? I want to go to India. And start my own photography business. And live on the west coast….and and and and.
This is awesome! I am going to check it out this weekend.
Yes! It’s really cool…in a random spot. I was there on a Tuesday, so there was no one around. If you want to write on it, bring your own chalk. Looked like what they had there was taken 🙁
Before I die I want to be able to speak 10 languages at a hospitality proficiency. Raise a daughter to be a bad a££ but kind woman.
I can’t wait for all of these things. You are the bestest. Just think of the awesome things our kids are going to do…