"The Language Is Asleep," a performance installation
A project in Grand Rapids, MI by Chris Vitiello000days
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I’m rejuvenating our exhausted language by writing 1,000s of poems for people in a dictionary dream chamber over 19 days at ArtPrize.
Backers: 176
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59
Funded: $10,333 of $10,000
Dates: Jul 20th -> Aug 18th (30 days)
Project By: Chris Vitiello
Backers: 176
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59
Funded: $10,333 of $10,000
Dates: Jul 20th -> Aug 18th (30 days)
Project By: Chris Vitiello
$10,333
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 18 @ 15:45 -0400 GMT
103%
of goal
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Latest News
Fully funded! 
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you a million times over for supporting "The Language is Asleep!" We crossed our funding finish line yesterday afternoon, two full days before the campaign closes in Friday. Please trumpet and strut this -- we're doing something pretty great... (Read More)
SO CLOSE!!!
August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
$163 away from fully funded! Please help me get this Kickstarter over the line, and if you can, enough over the line to help offset the close to 10% that Kickstarter takes from campaigns. Spread the word, tweet, post, gram, what have you! "The... (Read More)
"The Language is Asleep" is getting some press!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We've a bit over a week left in this Kickstarter, and we're rolling, but we're still a bit over 20% from our funding goal. Please keep spreading the word! Thank you! Also, we had our second dictionary write-in last night in the wonderfully bookish... (Read More)
75% OF THE WAY THERE!
August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
My Kickstarter for taking "The Language is Asleep" to ArtPrize is 3/4 of the way there thanks to 120 backers (!!!) who have generously donated. Please help us get the rest of the way there with a donation today -- there are some supergood benefit... (Read More)
from "The Draw" to "The Scrawl" -- come out 8/1 to write with me!
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
"The Language Is Asleep" is 60% funded -- thank you so much! We have almost 100 backers at this point. If you can think of a friend who would like this project, send them a link to the campaign, please! or post and share, too. Another HUGE THANKS... (Read More)
Please write in some dictionaries for me!
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Just a few days into this campaign for "The Language is Asleep" and we're approaching the HALFWAY MARK to the funding goal -- very exciting! I'll be making noise about it this week, of course, and would love your help in that. Please post and... (Read More)
A great first day!
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone who jumped in on Day One of this campaign for "The Language is Asleep!" As the sun rises in the east, we're almost 20% of the way to our goal already. I am humbled and excited! Plus, I started writing in this great... (Read More)
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