9-Word Story Takes a Millennium to Read
A short tale written by a local artist will be revealed after 1,000 years
By MARIE C. BACA
Updated 3:33 PM EDT, Tue, Jun 23, 2009
If you think reading James Joyce takes a long time, try reading Jonathon Keats.
The San Francisco-based conceptual artist wrote a nine-word story and printed it on the cover of Opium Magazine.
When exposed to sunlight over hundreds of years, the words slowly appear one at a time, with the complete story supposedly revealed after 1,000 years.
Keats told Wired that the project is an "exploration of deep time," and a response to break-neck speed of modern media consumption.
Keats said that he believes the paper will survive after a millennium, although he's not sure that humankind will.
First Published: Jun 19, 2009 1:13 PM EDT on NBC Bay Area
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