Future Library project
The Future Library project (Norwegian: Framtidsbiblioteket) is a public artwork that aims to collect one original story by a popular writer every year until 2114, and to share them with the world only then.
The project was conceived by Katie Paterson during the summer of 2014. It is managed by the Future Library Trust and supported by the City of Oslo, Norway. It was produced for the Slow Space public art program and commissioned by Bjørvika, Oslo's former container port, and its development corporation.[1]
The manuscripts will be held in a specially designed room at the new Deichman Library (Oslo Public Library)[2] currently under construction in Bjørvika,[3] Oslo. The collected works will be on display but the manuscripts will not be available for reading.
The Future Library Trust's committee of trustees will make a new selection annually based on the criteria "outstanding contributions to literature or poetry, and for their work's ability to capture the imagination of this and future generations."[4]
One thousand trees were planted in the Nordmarka forest which will be used to print 1,000 copies of the limited-edition anthology.[5] Certificates entitling the holder to the full anthology in 2114 are being sold by the artist through the Ingleby Galllery; certificates initially sold for £625, with the price increasing to £800 in 2017.[6]
Contributors
As of July 2017 three contributors to the collection have been named:
- 2014 – Margaret Atwood, Scribbler Moon, submitted May 2015.[7][8]
- 2015 – David Mitchell, From Me Flows What You Call Time, submitted 28 May 2016[9]
- 2016 – Sjón, VII: As My Brow Brushes On The Tunics Of Angels; or The Drop Tower, the Roller Coaster, the Whirling Cups and other Instruments of Worship from the Post-Industrial Age, submitted 2 June 2017[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Future Library – Framtidsbiblioteket - Katie Paterson". p. About. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa (November 23, 2014). "Reader offer: buy a Katie Paterson Future Library limited-edition print". the Guardian.
- ↑ "In English". Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ↑ Mumford, Tracy. "A library that won't be read for 100 years". www.mprnews.org. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ↑ "'Future Library' Reminds Us How Connected Books And The Environment Really Are". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ↑ "Future Library | Edition | Ingleby Gallery". www.inglebygallery.com. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ↑ Flood, Alison (2014-09-05). "Margaret Atwood's new work will remain unseen for a century". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ↑ Alison Flood, Into the woods: Margaret Atwood reveals her Future Library book, Scribbler Moon, The Guardian, 27 May 2015.
- ↑ Clarke, Patrick (May 31, 2016). "David Mitchell buries manuscript for Future Library project". The Bookseller.
- ↑ Cowdrey, Katherine (October 14, 2016). "Icelandic writer Sjón named next Future Library contributor". The Bookseller.
- ↑ Hovind, Anne Beate. "Join us as Sjón presents his manuscript to Future Library". MailChimp. Retrieved 9 August 2017.