Taking imagination seriously - Janet Echelman
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this story is about taking imagination
this story is about taking imagination
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seriously 14 years ago I first
seriously 14 years ago I first
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encountered this ordinary material
encountered this ordinary material
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fishnet used the same way for
fishnet used the same way for
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centuries today
centuries today
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I'm using it to create permanent
I'm using it to create permanent
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billowing voluptuous forms the scale of
billowing voluptuous forms the scale of
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hard edged buildings in cities around
hard edged buildings in cities around
the
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world I was an unlikely person to be
world I was an unlikely person to be
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doing this I never studied sculpture
doing this I never studied sculpture
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engineering or architecture in fact
engineering or architecture in fact
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after college I applied to seven art
after college I applied to seven art
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schools and was rejected by all
schools and was rejected by all
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seven I went off on my own to become an
seven I went off on my own to become an
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artist and I painted for 10 years
artist and I painted for 10 years
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when I was offered a fbite to
when I was offered a fbite to
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India promising to give exhibitions of
India promising to give exhibitions of
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paintings I shipped my paints and
paintings I shipped my paints and
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arrived in mahabali purum the deadline
arrived in mahabali purum the deadline
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for the show arrived my paints
for the show arrived my paints
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didn't I had to do something this
didn't I had to do something this
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fishing Village was famous for sculpture
fishing Village was famous for sculpture
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so I tried bronze casting but to make
so I tried bronze casting but to make
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large forms was too heavy and expensive
large forms was too heavy and expensive
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I went for a walk on the beach watching
I went for a walk on the beach watching
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the fishermen bundle their Nets into
the fishermen bundle their Nets into
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Mounds on the sand I'd seen it every day
Mounds on the sand I'd seen it every day
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but this time I saw it differently a new
but this time I saw it differently a new
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approach to sculpture a way to make
approach to sculpture a way to make
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volumetric form without heavy solid
volumetric form without heavy solid
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materials my first satisfying sculpture
materials my first satisfying sculpture
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was made in collaboration with these
was made in collaboration with these
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fisherman it's a self-portrait titled
fisherman it's a self-portrait titled
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hips we hoisted them on poles to
hips we hoisted them on poles to
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photograph I discovered their soft
photograph I discovered their soft
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surfaces revealed every Ripple of wind
surfaces revealed every Ripple of wind
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in constantly changing patterns I was
in constantly changing patterns I was
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mesmerized I continued studying craft
mesmerized I continued studying craft
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traditions and collaborating with
traditions and collaborating with
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Artisans next in Lithuania with lace
Artisans next in Lithuania with lace
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makers I liked the fine detail it gave
makers I liked the fine detail it gave
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my work but I wanted to make them larger
my work but I wanted to make them larger
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to shift from being an object you look
to shift from being an object you look
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at to something you could get lost in
at to something you could get lost in
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returning to India to work with those
returning to India to work with those
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fishermen we made a net of a million and
fishermen we made a net of a million and
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knots installed briefly in Madrid
knots installed briefly in Madrid
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thousands of people saw it and one of
thousands of people saw it and one of
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them was the urbanist Manuel solom
them was the urbanist Manuel solom
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Morales who was redesigning the
Morales who was redesigning the
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Waterfront in Porto
Waterfront in Porto
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Portugal he asked if I could build this
Portugal he asked if I could build this
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as a permanent piece for the city I
as a permanent piece for the city I
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didn't know if I could do that and
didn't know if I could do that and
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preserve my art
preserve my art
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durable engineered permanent those are
durable engineered permanent those are
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in opposition to idiosyncratic delicate
in opposition to idiosyncratic delicate
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and
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ephemeral for two years I searched for a
ephemeral for two years I searched for a
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fiber that could survive ultraviolet
fiber that could survive ultraviolet
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rays Salt Air Pollution and at the same
rays Salt Air Pollution and at the same
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time remained soft enough to move
time remained soft enough to move
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fluidly in the wind we needed something
fluidly in the wind we needed something
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to hold the net up out there in the
to hold the net up out there in the
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middle of the traffic circle so we
middle of the traffic circle so we
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raised this 45,000 lb steel
raised this 45,000 lb steel
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ring we had to engineer it to move
ring we had to engineer it to move
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gracefully in an average Breeze and
gracefully in an average Breeze and
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survive in Hurricane winds but there was
survive in Hurricane winds but there was
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no engineering software to model
no engineering software to model
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something porous and
something porous and
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moving I found a brilliant aeronautical
moving I found a brilliant aeronautical
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engineer who designed sales for
engineer who designed sales for
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America's Cup racing Yachts named Peter
America's Cup racing Yachts named Peter
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heel he helped me tackle the twin
heel he helped me tackle the twin
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challenges of precise
challenges of precise
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shape and gentle
shape and gentle
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movement I couldn't build this the way I
movement I couldn't build this the way I
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knew because hand tied knots weren't
knew because hand tied knots weren't
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going to withstand a hurricane so I
going to withstand a hurricane so I
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developed a relationship with an
developed a relationship with an
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industrial fishnet Factory learned the
industrial fishnet Factory learned the
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variables of their machines and figured
variables of their machines and figured
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out a way to make lace with
out a way to make lace with
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them there was no language to translate
them there was no language to translate
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this ancient idiosyncratic handcraft
this ancient idiosyncratic handcraft
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into something machine operators could
into something machine operators could
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produce so we had to create one 3 years
produce so we had to create one 3 years
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and two children
and two children
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later we raised this 50,000 square foot
later we raised this 50,000 square foot
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lace net it was hard to believe that
lace net it was hard to believe that
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what I had imagined was now built
what I had imagined was now built
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Translation this intersection had been
Translation this intersection had been
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Bland and Anonymous now it had a sense
Bland and Anonymous now it had a sense
of
of
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place I walked underneath it for the
place I walked underneath it for the
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first time
first time
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as I watched the wind's choreography
as I watched the wind's choreography
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unfold I felt sheltered and at the same
unfold I felt sheltered and at the same
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time connected to Limitless Sky my life
time connected to Limitless Sky my life
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same I want to create these oases of
same I want to create these oases of
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sculpture in spaces of cities around the
sculpture in spaces of cities around the
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world I'm going to share two directions
world I'm going to share two directions
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that are knew in my
that are knew in my
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work Historic Philadelphia city hall its
work Historic Philadelphia city hall its
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Plaza I felt needed a material for
Plaza I felt needed a material for
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sculpture that was lighter than netting
sculpture that was lighter than netting
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so we experimented with tiny atomized
so we experimented with tiny atomized
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water particles to create a dry Mist
water particles to create a dry Mist
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that is shaped by the wind and in
that is shaped by the wind and in
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testing discovered it can be shaped by
testing discovered it can be shaped by
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people who can interact and move through
people who can interact and move through
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it without getting wet I'm using this
it without getting wet I'm using this
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sculpture material to trace the paths of
sculpture material to trace the paths of
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subway trains above ground in real
subway trains above ground in real
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time like an x-ray of the city's
time like an x-ray of the city's
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unfolding next challenge the banial of
unfolding next challenge the banial of
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the Americas in Denver asked could I
the Americas in Denver asked could I
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represent the 35 nations of the Western
represent the 35 nations of the Western
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Hemisphere and their interconnectedness
Hemisphere and their interconnectedness
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sculpture I didn't know where to begin
sculpture I didn't know where to begin
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but I said yes I read about the recent
but I said yes I read about the recent
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earthquake in
earthquake in
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Chile and the tsunami that rippled
Chile and the tsunami that rippled
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across the entire Pacific Ocean it
across the entire Pacific Ocean it
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shifted the earth's tectonic plates sped
shifted the earth's tectonic plates sped
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up the planet's rotation and literally
up the planet's rotation and literally
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shortened the length of the day so I
shortened the length of the day so I
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contacted Noah and I asked if they'd
contacted Noah and I asked if they'd
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share their data on the tsunami and
share their data on the tsunami and
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this it's title 1.26 refers to the
this it's title 1.26 refers to the
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number of microseconds that the Earth's
number of microseconds that the Earth's
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day was
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shortened I couldn't build this with a
shortened I couldn't build this with a
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steel ring the way I knew its shape was
steel ring the way I knew its shape was
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too complex now so I replaced the metal
too complex now so I replaced the metal
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Armature with a soft fine mesh of a
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fiber 15 times stronger than
fiber 15 times stronger than
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steel the sculpture could now be
steel the sculpture could now be
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entirely soft which made it so light it
entirely soft which made it so light it
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could tie into existing
could tie into existing
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buildings literally becoming part of the
buildings literally becoming part of the
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fabric of the city there was no software
fabric of the city there was no software
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that could extrude these complex net
that could extrude these complex net
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forms and model them with gravity so we
forms and model them with gravity so we
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had to create
had to create
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it then I got a call from New York
it then I got a call from New York
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City asking if I could adapt these
City asking if I could adapt these
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Concepts to Time Square or the
Concepts to Time Square or the
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Highline this new soft structural method
Highline this new soft structural method
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enables me to model these and build
enables me to model these and build
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these sculptures at the scale of skysc
these sculptures at the scale of skysc
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scrapers they don't have funding yet but
scrapers they don't have funding yet but
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I dream now of bringing these to cities
I dream now of bringing these to cities
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around the world where they're most
around the world where they're most
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needed 14 years ago I search for
needed 14 years ago I search for
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beauty in the traditional things in
beauty in the traditional things in
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forms now I combine them with high-tech
forms now I combine them with high-tech
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materials and
materials and
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Engineering to create volup billowing
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forms the scale of
forms the scale of
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buildings my artistic Horizons continue
buildings my artistic Horizons continue
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to grow I leave you with this story I
to grow I leave you with this story I
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got a call from a friend in
got a call from a friend in
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Phoenix an attorney in the office who'd
Phoenix an attorney in the office who'd
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never been interested in art never
never been interested in art never
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visited the local Art
visited the local Art
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Museum dragged everyone she could from
Museum dragged everyone she could from
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the building and got them outside to lie
the building and got them outside to lie
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down underneath the sculpture there they
down underneath the sculpture there they
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were in their business suits lying in
were in their business suits lying in
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the grass noticing the the changing
the grass noticing the the changing
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patterns of wind beside people they
patterns of wind beside people they
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didn't know sharing the rediscovery of
didn't know sharing the rediscovery of
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you thank you thank you thank
you thank you thank you thank
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you thank
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you they have Nam games like idle time
you they have Nam games like idle time
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books and panther coffee with free
books and panther coffee with free
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enterprise puns like Hue and cry and
enterprise puns like Hue and cry and
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smash records and one Saturday a year
smash records and one Saturday a year
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small businesses remind a nation of the
small businesses remind a nation of the
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benefits of shopping small like the way
benefits of shopping small like the way
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David Kaplan at Shell Lumber shows you
David Kaplan at Shell Lumber shows you
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how to use a chopsaw then invites you
how to use a chopsaw then invites you
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back when the warehouse becomes the
back when the warehouse becomes the
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community theater or the way Camille
community theater or the way Camille
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rustler of Ever After travels the
rustler of Ever After travels the
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journey from despair to Bliss with every
journey from despair to Bliss with every
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bride to be absolutely stunning on just
bride to be absolutely stunning on just
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one day 100 million of us joined a
one day 100 million of us joined a
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movement and Main Street found its might
movement and Main Street found its might
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again and Main Street found its fight
again and Main Street found its fight
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again and we the locals found Delight
again and we the locals found Delight
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again that's the power of all of us
again that's the power of all of us
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that's the power of all of That's The
that's the power of all of That's The
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Power of all of us that's the membership
Power of all of us that's the membership
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Janet Echelman, imagination, art, artist, painting, amke, art, sculpture, creavitiy, create, TED, TED-Ed, TED, Ed, TEDEducation
