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| Before I Die... Savannah by Trevor Coe |
From 7th-26th August, visitors to Leamington
Spa will be able to take part in ‘BeforeI Die’, a moving and thought-provoking, public participatory art project that
will be hosted at Gallery150 in Regent Court Shopping Centre.
When Candy Chang, from New Orleans, lost
someone very dear to her, she struggled to maintain perspective and wanted to find
out what was important to the people around her. With the help of friends, she turned
the side of an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard and stencilled it with
the sentence “Before I die I want to_______”. Anyone walking by could pick up a
piece of chalk, reflect on their lives, and share their personal aspirations in
a public space.
To Candy’s
amazement, the very next day, the wall was covered with the hopes and dreams of
hundreds of people and continued to grow. But, what initially started out as an
experiment has fast gained worldwide momentum, appearing as far afield as Australia,
Canada, Lebanon, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Scotland, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
Over the
next few weeks, the public will be able to add their own thoughts to a dedicated
wall at Gallery150, and, if they wish, they can also have the moment captured
by a professional photographer, using equipment kindly sponsored by the London Camera Exchange in Leamington. Each
day, the best of these portraits and statements will be documented and
exhibited in the gallery, becoming an integral part of the exhibition. The
event will culminate in a human and fascinating reflection on life, death and
love, which will be presented in a private view on Sunday, 26th
August 2012.
Situated in 9 Livery Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4NP,
Gallery150 is open Tuesday-Saturday 11am to 6pm and Sunday 11.00am to 4.00pm.
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