Secrets

Yesterday I ventured over to Dupont to check out the PostSecret exhibit at Hillyer Art Space.

It was a bit smaller than I thought, and I was hoping for more postcards that hadn't been previously posted online, but all in all it was a good time. I would say I'm glad I didn't plan my day around it, but come on, I got nothing going on here. I totally planned my day around it.

I snapped some shots of the cards that I enjoyed the most.

This card was online - I laughed out loud at it then, and giggled quietly yesterday when I saw it. The boogada boogada gets me every time!

Oh, and in case you have noticed, the exhibit was titled Confessions on Life, Death and God - most of the cards were about religion and faith.

I loved this one.
I thought this one was really touching.

The exhibit was two rooms, one with cards sent in, the other with a few cards that were sent in and a table with pens and crayons where you could make your own secret and put it on display. At the end of the show (June 26th) all the cards will be collected and added to Frank's collection.

At first most of the cards seemed really juvenile and fake, but the longer I looked, the more "real" secrets I saw. You could tell where there were pockets of youth groups or school trips though.


Some people even brought their own cards from home and hung them up. I am always intrigued by cards made out of actual photos. I wonder if this guy will happen to stop by and see himself on the wall...

There were quite a few cards about keeping kosher, or really, not keeping kosher. This was a favorite.

I was glad I took the time to visit the gallery, but like I said before it was a bit smaller than expected. I have nothing but time, so I ended up spending about 40 minutes there, mostly look at cards people had made at the show.