LIVETransform "The Da Vinci Code" into Orwell's "1984"
In 2017, a thrift store in Wales got too many copies of a book called "The Da Vinci Code." An artist, David Shrigley, decided to collect thousands of these books and turn them into copies of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" when it became free to publish. He called the project "Pulped Fiction." Shrigley thought "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was still relevant today because it talked about how language can be used to manipulate people's thoughts, especially in times of war.
He believes that the book's ideas are similar to things happening in the world today, like changing the meaning of words and presenting war as peace. Shrigley thinks people should read this book because it's still important.
The project cost a lot of money and Shrigley might not make it back, but he's okay with that. He's selling the new books in Swansea, and they cost £495 for the first 250 customers and £795 for the rest. Shrigley believes that the conversations about the project are just as important as the art itself.
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