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In 2011, ten exquisite sculptures made from books mysteriously appeared at libraries and cultural institutions across Edinburgh. The first and last were found here at the Scottish Poetry Library, and also a final gift at the end of 2012. The sculptures came with a simple message: ‘in support of books, libraries, words, ideas’. To this day, no one knows how they arrived, and the identity of the sculptor remains anonymous, but their story has traveled all over the world.
The artist’s note ‘… a library is so much more than a building full of books… a book is so much more than pages full of words.…in support of libraries, books, words, ideas…’ forms a refrain running through the all of the works, both celebration and call to action.
See all sculptures and find out more about this unusual mystery on the Scottish Poetry Library’s website.
gibsonauthor said:
Reblogged this on s a gibson.
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rijanjks said:
Wow!! So much artistic talent in the world.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Indeed! 🙂
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V.M.Sang said:
They are beautiful, Nicholas. So cleverly done.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
I know, they’re rather lovely 🙂
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Michelle Morrison said:
The artist is very talented…The sculptures are beautiful.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
They’re lovely, aren’t they? 🙂
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Michelle Morrison said:
Reblogged this on Books and Random Fun Stuff and commented:
A cool blog post by Nicholas Rossis about book sculptures.
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Marina Costa said:
Books should remain readable, not sculptures. (But yes, if they deterriorated beyond reconstituing, then giving them a new life through sculptures is an option too…)
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Interesting point. I look at both as forms of art,so I didn’t mind the desecration 🙂
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Patty said:
Shared on FB.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you, Patty 😀
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