Thread by @incunabula

1000 trees have been planted in a forest near Oslo, which will supply paper for 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 Between now and then, one writer every year will contribute a text, with the writings held in trust, unpublished, until the year 2114. 1/
theguardian.com/books/2019/may…

The author, poet, and literary critic Margaret Atwood was the first writer to contribute to the project, in 2014. The British novelist David Mitchell followed as 2015’s author, and the celebrated Icelandic novelist Sjón was Future Library’s contributing author for 2016. 2/

The Future Library is a collaboration between the conceptual artist Katie Paterson and the new Deichmanske Bibliotek in Oslo, where a special wood-lined room has been built to display the manuscripts, unread, for the next 100 years. 3/

Here is a model of the special "Silent Room" at the Deichmanske Bibliotek in Oslo, built to store the texts for the next century.
“We are building the Silent Room using the trees we cleared from the forest, still containing their scent.” 4/

A special ceremony in the forest each spring marks the handover of the author’s manuscript. The day involves a public walk into the forest where the author gives a reading; then a question & answer event in the Deichmanske library in Oslo. This will continue for generations. 5/