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Last summer we had the opportunity to document the PostSecret Community Picnic. PostSecret is an online art project started by Frank Warren. Hundreds of thousands of people have mailed him postcards with secrets emblazed upon them. Every Sunday he posts a handful on his blog. These powerful messages have connected with so many people, a community has formed around the project. The PostSecret Picnic was their first face to face meeting, and we had the pleasure of participating. Enjoy!

Check out Frank’s beautiful books on Amazon:

The new book, PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God, is coming out in the fall.

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Gregg Gillis aka Girl Talk is best known for his wild live shows, super hot beats and, most controversially, that his music is entirely derived from other popular artists. Under current copyright law, Girl Talk’s blatant use of samples is considered stealing. Gregg considers it fair use and positive promotion for other artists. As debates over copyright are fueled by the ever growing remix, mashup and digital sampling culture we now live in, we have to ask ourselves- Is it ok to have so many restrictions, with the threat of legal action, on what is fair game for making art?

Check out Brett Gaylor’s Open Source Cinema project for tons more Girl Talk clips. Look in the sidebar for Related Videos (on RyanIsHungry and Open Source Cinema). Thanks Brett for connecting us!

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[tags]girl talk, illegal art, gregg gillis, creative commons, remix, mashup[/tags]