Philly Before I Die

This HAHA Mag x Paradigm Gallery collaboration started with an idea – to bring interactive public art projects to Philadelphia that would encourage our communities to engage in healthy discussions about the state and future of arts education. 

We choose the Before I Die project because it resonates with most who encounter this massive bucket list.  Before I Die is an interactive public art project created by Candy Chang, which invites people to share their hopes and dreams in a public space.  Painted with chalkboard paint and stenciled with the sentence “Before I die I want to _______”, the wall becomes a space where we could learn the hopes and dreams of the people around us.

The Philadelphia Before I Die wall was located on Broad Street, between Pine and Spruce Street.

We were so excited & fulfilled by the positive response to this project, that we made this a full time collaboration that has morphed into HAHAxParadigm.