A LIBRARY IS AN EXHIBIT IS...
Personal inscriptions, notes jotted in margins and makeshift bookmarks— all are evidence of readers that came before us. Yet each underline, asterisk, and folded page corner is only a fragment of a thought, one part of a larger conversation in which the book itself acts as a prompt, a participant, and a record.
A Library is an Exhibit... is an artwork in the form of an exhibit—a collection of marginalia, handwritten inscriptions, indexes of previous ownership and objects found in library books. This project includes a collection of 200 books borrowed from various libraries across the city, as well as a display table containing artifacts and ephemera found in books. Unlike the typical gallery show, this exhibit proposes an environment that will encourage visitors to touch the books when browsing.
This project is a part of my undergrad thesis, How do you exhibit a ghost discipline?
Made in collaboration with
Rebecca Wilkinson