'The Library of Secrets'

I visited the 'Volume' Art, Book and Print Fair at The Library of Birmingham this weekend. It gave me the opportunity to have a look at some more of the installations in the 'Discovery Trail' - artworks inspired by the library and its contents, designed to lead visitors around the building.

'The Library of Secrets' by Serena Korda is a large free-standing bookcase containing many classic books on its shelves. At each end of the bookcase are 'confessional booths' where visitors can write down their thoughts on paper and then slip them into the pages of the books to be discovered by others sometime in the future.

The interactive element of this installation particularly interested me. I will go back in a few more weeks and see how many people have contributed their thoughts.