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프랭크 워렌이라는 예술가로부터 시작된 지역사회 공동창작 프로젝트의 결과물이다. 2004년 11월부터 그는 사람들에게 엽서를 한 장씩 나눠주고는 '인생 최고의 비밀'을 적어 익명으로 보내달라고 부탁한다. 그러고는 똑같은 엽서를 지하철역, 미술관, 도서관 등 공공장소에 뿌려놓았다.
반응은 폭발적이었다. 비밀은 도발적이고 깊이가 있었다. 현재까지 그는 무려 150,000통이 넘는 엽서를 받았고, 비밀엽서는 이제 예술 프로젝트를 뛰어넘는 하나의 문화현상이 되었다.

The project that captured a nation's imagination.

The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary.

It all began with an idea Frank Warren had for a community art project. He began handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places -- asking people to write down a secret they had never told anyone and mail it to him, anonymously.

The response was overwhelming. The secrets were both provocative and profound, and the cards themselves were works of art -- carefully and creatively constructed by hand. Addictively compelling, the cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. Frank calls them "graphic haiku," beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional.

As Frank began posting the cards on his website, PostSecret took on a life of its own, becoming much more than a simple art project. It has grown into a global phenomenon, exposing our individual aspirations, fantasies, and frailties -- our common humanity.

Every day dozens of postcards still make their way to Frank, with postmarks from around the world, touching on every aspect of human experience. This extraordinary collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and beautifully intimate secrets Frank Warren has received -- and brilliantly illuminates that human emotions can be unique and universal at the same time.

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