Great Wall of Books

Simultaneously: public sculpture, interactive installation, outdoor performance, exhibition space and a point of creative departure for invited artists and publics.

Literally a gigantic book, 5 metres tall and opening out to over 11 metres wide, Great Wall of Books is a vessel that both generates, stores and re-presents written, aural and visual stories.

People are invited to create and record their own works across a range of interactive spaces within the structure. These creations are bound and catalogued, becoming a part of the ever-evolving library that is the central body of the book.

As well as a site for gathering and creative response, the Book, with the help of ground based and aerial performers, transforms into various symbolic shapes and spaces - a two tiered theatre; a wall, whose very building blocks are books; a gallery; a cinema; and a quiet space to escape the cacophony of the outside world.

The project aims to build bridges across cultures through the recording and sharing of personal stories.
This concept acts as a snapshot into the mind of the cities and sites in which the Book inhabits,
a touring archive of the thoughts, feelings, dreams, fears and hopes of people across the globe.

The Great Wall of Books was in residence in Footscray in 2005; Macao, China from June to September 2007; and Melbourne, Australia January 2008 at Federation Square.

The Great Wall of Books is a ten year project.

Stay linked to the well and be a part of the biggest book ever bound.