What if you stepped into an endless library where every possible book exists, yet everything feels a bit chaotic? It stretches in all directions, filled with countless books, spiral staircases, mirrors that multiply what you see, labyrinths of letters, hexagonal galleries, and mysterious volumes where no two books are the same.

Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’s fantastic short story The Library of Babel (1941), this workshop invites participants to create their own libraries. The session will begin with a brief reading of the story, so there is no need to be familiar with it beforehand; it serves simply as inspiration, creating space for new stories and interpretations. Following this, participants will learn practical pop-up bookbinding techniques to create geometric forms with endless possibilities.

dates & times
20.07. + 21.07.  |  13h - 16h30

Format
Hands-on, experimental. 

Requirements
No previous experience or materials are needed - come as you are. Also free of charge. They are stand-alone workshops, no prior or sequential participation required.

Languages
German, English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish.

Location
Heinrich-Schulz-Bibliothek, Otto-Suhr-Allee 98, 10585 Berlin .

Participants
Children and young adults, from 6 to 27 years old.

Art mediators
Alicja Khatchikian (she/her): Photographer and visual artist.
Daniela Herig (she/her): Bookbinder and art educator.