World Book Night is an annual international celebration bringing together text and image artists’ books in a participatory exploration of reading and making, and this year’s theme did not disappoint.
WBN United Artists invited participants to read and respond to a text or book about mountains, and I found the project genuinely enjoyable from start to finish. It gave me the perfect excuse to revisit a wonderful book by an excellent nature writer, one I was very glad to spend time with again.
Macfarlane, Robert. 2003. Mountains of the Mind: A History a Fascination, Granta Publications
The event is organised by Sarah Bodman and Linda Parr, with input from Nancy Campbell. Each year, artists are invited to create a 2D or 3D work (which must fold flat to fit into an A5 envelope) inspired by that year’s book choice, before sending it off to be part of an exhibition and mail art swap.
It’s a wonderfully intimate format that manages to feel both personal and international at the same time.
