At a Norwegian library, a project is in progress that will take a whole century to complete. Famous authors will keep an unread manuscript safe in a time capsule for the next 100 years.
Katie Paterson, a Scottish artist, launched the Future Library library eight years ago. The space’s core goals are “time and longevity”, as well as “hope, rituals”, she says.
Paterson stated to CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen, “It is more important than ever that you expand your time horizons.”
The Future Library Trust will invite acclaimed authors to submit their work each year. Only the title will be revealed at the time. The Future Library Trust will invite acclaimed authors to submit their work within a year. There are no limitations on the length or genre of the manuscripts. The most important rule is that writers don’t share their stories with editors or other family members.
Paterson, the creator of Future Library claims she doesn’t know what is in the manuscripts.
She said, “Ofcourse I want to know, but if they were in front of me, it would break all the magic.”
Later, the manuscripts will be printed on the paper made by trees in the forest surrounding the library. After that, the works will move to the Oslo Public Library’s silent room where they will be stored in glass drawers with their names.
Future Library inaugurated Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwean writer), Karl Ove Knausgard (Norwegian author) and Ocean Vuong (Vietnam author) in a ceremony this past year. Margaret Atwood, author of “The Handmaid’s Tale”, is one of the other writers included in the exhibition.
Paterson stated, “It’s just a simple ceremony.” It’s only in a forest. It’s just trees, and it’s not words. But it’s quite humble from the Amazon world of one-click fulfillment.
She said that the exhibition aims to inspire optimism for the next generation.
Paterson stated, “I hope people will understand that at this time in history, the generation being born now is being raised into difficulties that the previous generation didn’t even have to consider.” It’s about leaving something hopeful that’s saying, “I think. Although you aren’t yet born, you are very important to us. We hope this book will help you solve some of the problems you face right now.
