PostSecret : extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives

Format:

Book

Title:

PostSecret : extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives

Other title(s):

Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives

Post Secret

ISBN:

9780060899196

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

ix, 276 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm

Series title(s):

PostSecret.

General Note:

"ReganBooks an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers."

Summary:

Frank Warren had an idea for a community art project: he began handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places--asking people to write down a secret they had never told anyone and mail it to him, anonymously. The response was overwhelming. The secrets were both provocative and profound, and the cards themselves were works of art--carefully and creatively constructed by hand. Addictively compelling, the cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. Frank calls them "graphic haiku," beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional. As Frank began posting the cards on his website, PostSecret took on a life of its own, becoming much more than a simple art project. It has grown into a global phenomenon, exposing our individual aspirations, fantasies, and frailties--our common humanity. This collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and intimate secrets he has received.--From publisher description.

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Genre:

Added Author:

Warren, Frank (Frank C.), 1964-

Electronic Access:

Website http://www.postsecret.com/

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Jefferson Public Library	TEEN 701.15 WARREN	Searching... Unknown
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	701.15 Warren	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Salem Main Library	615.85156 Warren 2005	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

"A fascinating public airing of private thoughts--some dark, others funny, endearing or disturbing--written on homemade postcards. . . . The range of efforts (meticulous, sloppy, artful, ponderous) will astound you." --TIME.com

A fascinating, addictively compelling look at people's deepest secrets, told through anonymously submitted postcards.

Frank Warren is the founder and curator of the PostSecret project. For the project, which was started in October 2004, Warren asked people to write a secret they had never told anyone on a handmade postcard and mail it to him. He then displayed selected cards--the authors are anonymous--on his website, www.postsecret.com. The response was overwhelming, and the cards are astonishing in their honesty and creativity. Each card bears an intimate, powerful, or even chilling sentiment, told through handmade illustrations, photographs, collages, and other creative means. Among the thousands of amazing cards Warren received are the following messages:

* "Sometimes when I'm having sex with my wife I'm thinking of my mom..."

* "He's been in prison for two years because of what I did. Nine more to go..."

* "I waste office supplies because I hate my boss."

* "I am a Southern Baptist pastor's wife. No one knows that I do not believe in God."

* "I have to shave my toes... (I am a woman...)"

For the book Warren has personally selected about 300 postcards that powerfully reflect the unique essence of this remarkable project.