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There are Times I Was Sad and Thought About You and Felt Better. There Are Also Times I Felt Good and Thought of You, and Felt Better.

Mike Stasny | 2016

Atlanta is a city that deeply brands itself by the phoenix myth - a bird born by fire. Where I find this brand appropriate, it has become a cliche and does not fully pay respect to the art community here. Georgia is a state that has the lowest art funding in America…. This means the art one sees in this city is feral and created not by state government institutions, but rather a DIY movement of creatives and individuals / groups that wish to promote creativity. This makes us a wild city - a city primarily defined by the people that live in it (i.e. living walls, goat farm, Dashboard, etc) and create. This installation is a homage to the feral individuals with vision that brought culture to this city in spite of a state that does not “feed” it. Although funding is greatly needed, Altanta is proof that creativity will manifest itself, with or without the help of the state which “houses” her.

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Mike Stasny

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