The new cover of Opium magazine’s “Infinity” issue features a nine word story that will take approximately 1,000 years to read. Why? Each word is covered with a specific amount of ink that will slowly deteriorate with exposure to ultraviolet light.
One century per word. It’s like the opposite of a blog.
Jonathan Keats, the conceptual artist behind the story, says that he’s “interested in exploring deep time… Like most people, I live my life in a rush, consuming media on the run.” We’re wondering what you think.
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Comments (7)
my guess? In 100 years, no one will remember who the hell the artist even is…
I'd go with 10 years.
Ahh, naysayers. So adorable. Keats has made a significant name for himself, and for good reason. Now let's see what you two do to make yourselves memorable.
Haters gonna hate. This is a beautiful concept.
I find it intriguing and a tad self-indulgent.
I find intriguing and self-indulgent to be an apt description.
See.. this would be awesome if I had the whole 9 word story by my 85th bday!
As it will take 1000 years…. it´s hard to think of the worth in acquiring it for the future generations as I cant control what will become of it once i´m gone.
So, good idea, interesting… but maybe shorter time would be better at least to start with.
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