Show Notes
Seán was joined on the show by Bernadette Fallon, Freelance journalist to discuss ‘The Future Library’, a 100-year public art project in Oslo, Norway, conceived in 2014 by Scottish artist Katie Paterson where 1,000 Norwegian spruce trees were planted in 2014 in the Nordmarka forest. These trees will grow for a century and eventually be harvested in 2114 to make the paper for a special 100-volume anthology.
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