In August 2000, someguy founded the 1000 Journals Project, “an ongoing collaborative experiment attempting to follow 1000 journals throughout their travels.” Seven years later, the journals are still networked throughout the world and are collecting drawings, collages, and stories: repositories for momentary creative output. It is a simple idea, get a journal, place something in it, and send it on. A website collects user-submitted images of the pages. But finding a journal is tough, says the website:
Unfortunately, you've got a better chance of winning the lottery, then of getting a hold of a journal. That's the problem when there are only 1000 of them. Now, you're best bet is to check out 1001 Journals where you can sign up for a journal, or launch your own traveling, location, or personal journals.
A launch pad for new collective projects, 1000J has spawned a couple of its own: a book and a movie. The film by Andrea Kreuzhage, screens in November at the AFI International Film Festival, Los Angeles. loud paper friends Brian Singer and Ruth Keffer show up on screen.
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