New York Public Library Project (NYPLP) :

New York Public Library Project (NYPLP) 4:

Sleeping in a Mountain (在書山裡睡着了的人)

This artwork was created to commemorate Mr. Law Chi Wah (羅志華), the owner of the Youth Literary Book Store (青文書屋), who was found dead under a pile of books on the 4th Feb 2008, 14 days after the books collapsed onto him. The work was collected by the Mid-Manhattan Library as a piece of artwork. This drawing will appear as long as books on check-out list are piled up in order into the shape of a mountain. / Position: Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, New York, close on Sunday / Document: 2 Photographs: 270x60cm, 46x18cm

Pak Sheung Chuen (白雙全), 2008

紐約公共圖書館系列(NYPLP)四：

在書山裡睡着了的人

這件作品是為了紀念香港青文書屋的老闆羅志華先生，零八年二月四日他被壓死在書堆中，十四天後才被發現。作品以一張繪畫的形式收藏在紐約的中央圖書館內，只要依照借書單上的書名，按次序把書本堆積成山的形狀，繪畫就會浮現。／藏品位置：Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, 紐約。星期日休息。／作品記錄：兩張相片，270x60cm，46x18cm 。

白雙全，2008 

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Regarded as one of the most promising conceptual and performance artists working today, Pak Sheung Chuen's practice reflects on the contradicting absurdness and ordinariness of everyday life in a poetic and sometimes humorous way, thus creating a critical yet poignant sentiment for its viewers. The first iteration of this artwork was conceived to commemorate Mr. Law Chi Wah (羅志華), the owner of the Youth Literary Book Store (青文書屋)  who was found dead under a pile of books on the 4th February 2008, 14 days after the books collapsed onto him. The work consists of a portfolio of two photographs that record the work he created at New York's Mid-Manhattan Library. The photographs include a configuration of books, placed in accordance with instructions by the artist; a drawing within the outline of the book configuration; a receipt confirming the return of books to the library; and a statement. (AAA, Auction 2013)