Credit: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/alicia-martin-biografias
This is the sort of public art installation I love. Years ago I spent a day in Hanover waiting for a train. The public art installations there impressed me. One that seemed to gather the largest audience was a simple bail of rubbish. People spent time just wandering around identifying the rubbish items in the bale.
I can see myself doing the same thing here – wandering around identifying the books. A bit like window-shopping in a bookshop – or wine store.
There are more photos of this installation at 5,000 Books Pour Out of a Building in Spain. Also some of the story behind it and the artist Alicia Martin and a video showing more detail (see below). The book pages even blow open in the wind!
Thanks to Adrienne Rewi (@AdrienneRewi).
That looks great! It’s a bit like a kids dreamtime fantasy.
I wonder how long these exhibits last, exposed to the elements and all that.