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I've Lived is part of the Windows Brooklyn exhibit pairing artists with storefront windows in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens neighborhoods June 14-22, 2008. Candy's storefront: vintage furniture shop Yesterday's News at 428 Court Street at 2nd Place (which happens to be right around the corner from where she used to live).

It’s a question every New Yorker wonders – how much is my neighbor paying for their apartment? I’ve Lived is an interactive installation that helps demystify the topic by inviting local residents and other passers-by to share information about their living situation. Inspired by Illegal Art's Post-it note installation, this project covers a storefront window with Post-it notes stamped with specific fill-in-the-blank forms. Passers-by can fill in a note with their own apartment information and balk at the high and low numbers paid by others. By the end of the week, the window will have transformed into a useful collection of personal notes created by and relevant to the community, as well as serve as a reflection of changing real estate. Local knowledge shared via office staples! Installation assistance by Kay Cheng.

See more images on Flickr here!

See graphs and info on the results!

See other previous inspiring post-it note mural projects!