Books and art and life already enjoy a messy connection, spilling into each other’s realms like ingredients in a messy kitchen.
The Whistler Library, BookBuffet founder Paula Shackleton and the Whistler Art Walk are combining forces this week to combine the forces of life, books and art, by creating a book sculpture.
The project is inspired by Spanish Contemporary artist, Alicia Martin and her Madrid-based Bibliographia piece, made of 5000 books.
The project, and Paula’s statement that “Books are usually forgotten items that take up space on our shelves collecting dust”, draws parallels with the wave of post-modern sculptors who reclaim junk to make art, and a simultaneous commentary on our throw-away society… It also makes me wonder if we are watching the death of the medium. E-readers are in. And those old books are good for one thing – making elaborate artistic statements.
Visit the Whistler Library during Artwalk and let us know what the book art sculpture provokes for you.
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