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On Tuesday, October 23, a portion of Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, Mich., will be "paved" with a selection of 10,000 glowing books "to walk among and choose from" during Literature vs. Traffic, a public art installation that has previously been installed in Madrid, Toronto, Melbourne and New York, Ann Arbor News reported.
Luzinterruptus, an anonymous art collective based in Spain, is teaming up with the University of Michigan's Institute for the Humanities for the project. The books in the display were donated in by local residents, libraries and community organizations.
While the installation is in place, the public is free to walk among the books and take some home to preserve a small piece of the interactive artwork, according to UM Institute for the Humanities Curator Amanda Krugliak, who said, "It's incredibly exciting to host the project here, bringing Ann Arbor into an international conversation with other rich cultural centers. It reminds us we are a community that values knowledge, education and the arts--remaining open to diverse perspectives and new information that enlightens us."