‘Dreams Of A City’ Connects Chicagoans Through Postcards

By Claire Hyman
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Jenny Lam says she receives a lot of postcards about wanting to make a positive impact on the world Courtesy Jenny Lam
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Jenny Lam says she receives a lot of postcards about wanting to make a positive impact on the world Courtesy Jenny Lam

‘Dreams Of A City’ Connects Chicagoans Through Postcards

By Claire Hyman
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In 2012, Chicago-based artist Jenny Lam left thousands of postcards around the city with a simple inscription: “Tell me one thing you dream of doing before you die.” Since then, more than 600 cards have been mailed back to her. Lam stops by Reset to tell us what she’s learned about her neighbors nine years later.

GUEST: Jenny Lam, Chicago artist and independent curator