Libraries – awe?
September 27, 2008
Trinity College, Dublin. Photo by Candida Höfer, Libraries
Supposed to be working on some research for libraries and came across a photobook on library porn. Seems like Candida captured a kind of unexplained awe or je ne sais quois found in most great libraries where books are glorified and knowledge is sacred. It is almost as if we are forced to ignore its questions of impracticability and instead revere this space as a temple for nostalgia and symbolism. Do we continue to build libraries like that? Well, really we can’t, because it would then just be kitsch and cosmetic, and conjure up a false sense of historical importance. So, what’s next ?
September 29, 2008 at 6:13 pm
but they inspire…(!)
September 30, 2008 at 7:04 am
maybe you should get out more often instead of just sitting behind your pc. like this you might actually appreciate the beauty of some of the greatest libraries in the world.