The Rubbish Library / Library Rubbish was the culmination of a three month residency at ARCUS Studio in Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan. It was an archive of selected reading material thrown out by the citizens of Moriya on a single day and all the rubbish thrown out by Moriya Library in a week.
Visitors could browse the shelves, remove and read the books. |
Visitors could view any of the archive more closely with assistance from the librarian. There were also a series of events that took place in the Rubbish Library / Library Rubbish. |
 Champagne ReceptionSaturday 6 December 7-7.30 pm Do you work in the garbage collection or recycling industries? Then you are welcome to this exclusive private view of the Rubbish Library / Library Rubbish. You will be given the chance to browse the shelves of the library while sipping champagne. |
 Traditional English Afternoon Tea Saturday 13 December 3pm Come and enjoy a traditional English Afternoon Tea, with cucumber sandwiches and scones in the unusual surroundings of the Rubbish Library / Library Rubbish. ¥1,000 per party of two |
The package for two people includes: |
 Book Wreck Sunday 14 December 5pm-7pm Have you been annoyed by something that you have read? Do you despair at how some things get published? Are some words not even worth the paper they are printed on? Why not come and take out your frustration on one of the Rubbish Library / Library Rubbish books? On the last day of the ARCUS Open Studios you will be invited to rip, tear, punch, kick, smash, whack and batter the books. (They will then be officially sent to the paper-recycling centre, where they will be shredded and pulped and hopefully become something better instead.) The Book Wreck will be on a first come first served basis. No booking required. |
On this side of the room you can see the Rubbish Library, a selection of reading material thrown out by the citizens of Moriya on a single day: Thursday 6 November 2008.
On this side of the room you can see the Library Rubbish, an archive of all the rubbish thrown out by Moriya City Library in one week: Sunday 9 November to Saturday 15 November 2008.
Rubbish Library / Library Rubbish Hotel