Whitley Ridge | The Nameless Library: A Monument of Book Walls Turned Real

A plain concrete volume in a plaza, approximately ten meters square and nearly four meters high. The surfaces of its four walls are not flat, but densely covered with outward-protruding book spines—it is a cast of an entire bookshelf, but every book faces away from the outside, and all titles are invisible. On the front, there is a cast of a double door, with handles and frame present, but the door is solid and can never be opened. The surface is light gray concrete, preserving the casting seams. The artwork rests directly on the plaza paving, without a pedestal. Surrounding it are the historical building facades of Vienna. Shot under even, overcast light, the undulations of the book spines and the enclosed nature of the volume are simultaneously visible. Avoid: book spines facing outwards and readable, an openable door, added text on the surface, added pedestal and fence.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

廣場上一個素淨的混凝土量體,約十公尺見方、近四公尺高。四面牆的表面不是平的,而是密密麻麻向外凸出的書脊——那是一整面書架的翻模,但每一本書都是背對著外面,書名一律看不見。正面有一道雙開門的翻模,門把與門框都在,但門是實心的,永遠打不開。表面為淺灰的混凝土,保留翻模的接縫。作品直接落在廣場鋪面上,沒有基座。周圍為維也納的歷史建築立面。陰天的均勻光線下拍攝,書脊的凹凸與量體的封閉同時可見。避免:書脊朝外可讀、門可開啟、表面加刻文字、加設基座與圍欄。