Katie Paterson -Future Library | A Gallery from Saturday Morning | RNZ National

A forest has been planted in Norway, which will supply paper for a special anthology of books to be printed in 100 years time. Between now and then, one writer every year will contribute a text, with the writings held in trust, unread and unpublished, until the year 2114. The manuscripts will be presented in a specially designed room in the new public library, Oslo. Writers to date include Margaret Atwood (2014), David Mitchell (2015), Sjón (2016), Elif Shafak (2017), and Han Kang (2018).

Katie Paterson - credit:Giorgia Polizzi

Future Library - credit:Rio Gandara / Helsingin Sanomat

credit:Bjørvika Utvikling by Kristin von Hirsch

Future Library Handover Day, 2015 - credit: Bjørvika Utvikling by Kristin von Hirsch

Margaret Atwood - credit: Bjørvika Utvikling by Kristin von Hirsch

Future Library certificates - credit: Ben Blackall

Silent Room designs in process, Oslo Public Library - credit: Atelier Oslo, Lund Hagem, Katie Paterson

Oslo Public Library - credit: Atelier Oslo and Lund Hagem

Totality

First There is a Mountain invites participants to sculpt beaches into mountains of sand to form micro-geologies

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