Tag Archives: New Orleans

Before I Die: Communities in Conversation about Death

Candy Chang created the first "Before I Die" wall, which has now become a sensation worldwide
Posted on September 7, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

When American Candy Chang stumbled upon an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood — grey, decrepit, windows in shambles — she had an idea. Rather than let the building decay, she saw the potential for an inspiring project that … Continue reading →

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Beasts of the Southern Wild by Beinh Zeitlin

An imaginative, engaging film about the death of a way of life
Posted on September 28, 2012 by Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In the opening sequence of Beinh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, a wildly imaginative independent film set on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, a herd of Ozarks, towering beasts that roamed the earth in the days before the Ice Age, … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Bucket List Out Into the Open

Street Art Addresses Death and Dying
Posted on June 26, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The idea of the bucket list has emerged in the conversation about death and dying, the concern that we may reach the end of life without doing all that we wished to do. This week’s featured project allows one community … Continue reading →

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