Future Library
About this artwork
Future Library is an expansive 100-year artwork that addresses themes relating to time, the environment and trust. In 2014, a forest was planted in Norway. It will supply the paper for a special anthology of books to be printed in 2114. One writer every year contributes a text, with the writings held in trust, unread and unpublished, until the 100 years has passed. Authors to date include Margaret Atwood (2014), David Mitchell (2015), Sjón (2016), Elif Shafak (2017) and Han Kang (2018). The manuscripts are stored in a special room in the new public library in Oslo. This certificate entitles National Galleries of Scotland to receive a complete set of the texts, once they are printed in 2114.
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artist:Katie PatersonScottish (born 1981)
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title:Future Library
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date created:2014 - 2114
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materials:Double-sided foil block print
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measurements:42 cm x 29.7 cm (framed: 54.0 x 41.6 x 3.1 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 2018. Future Library is commissioned and produced by Bjørvika Utvikling, and managed by the Future Library Trust. Supported by the City of Oslo, Agency for Cultural Affairs and Agency for Urban Environment.
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accession number:GMA 5618
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Katie Paterson
Katie Paterson
Katie Paterson studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 2000-04 and at the Slade School of Art from 2005-07. Her work has explored themes of ecology, geology and cosmology, dealing with large and distant occurrences in nature and the universe. She transforms them through the use of everyday objects...