In this project, Katie bought a library of 100 trees in Norway. With the premise that in 2114 they will be cut down and made into books. Selected writers were chosen to join this book with a strict NDA to not share what they have written.

Time’s Urgency

Series: The Study of Time, Volume: 16

E-Book ISBN: 9789004408241Publisher: BrillPrint Publication Date: 09 Jul 2019

This book in chapter 3 is where I read this, I found it interesting as she describes this project as a way of understanding our passing time, nature and earth will live beyond humans.

“The idea to grow trees to print books arose for me through
making a connection with tree rings to chapters, the material nature of paper,
pulp and books, and imagining writer’s thoughts infusing themselves, ‘becoming’ the trees, over an expansive period of time. As if the trees absorb the writer’s words like air or water, and the tree rings become chapters, spaced out over the years to come.”

I think these sorts of projects are interesting as they are not necessarily about climate change but they have shortcomings within their message, to destroy and cut down trees for a statement? Does this make the point?