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hermetic

(8,968 posts)
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:48 PM Feb 2019

Author Ian Rankin and

the mysterious paper sculptures.

One day in March, staff at the Scottish Poetry Library came across a wonderful creation, left anonymously on a table in the library. Carved from paper, mounted on a book and with a tag addressed to @byleaveswelive – the library’s Twitter account – reading: It started with your name @byleaveswelive and became a tree.… … We know that a library is so much more than a building full of books… a book is so much more than pages full of words.… This is for you in support of libraries, books, words, ideas….. a gesture (poetic maybe?)


Nobody knew where it came from, nor was anyone forthcoming with information in person or online, despite a fair amount of local news coverage.

These sculptures then began showing up in libraries and museums, frequently carved from a Rankin novel or actually dipicting him.


One was eventually sent to him. A pair of skeletons perched on a coffin lid, clearly having a good time drinking, smoking and listening to music. By their feet is a crate of bottles and next to them is a turntable and a record sleeve reading “THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD / IAN RANKIN / SOME SECRETS NEVER DIE”


Go here to read the entire story and see all the marvelous art.
http://thisiscentralstation.com/featured-blog/mysterious-paper-sculptures/


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Author Ian Rankin and (Original Post) hermetic Feb 2019 OP
How unique Polly Hennessey Feb 2019 #1
Thanks for this, I just love it. TexasProgresive Feb 2019 #2
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