Credit: Cathy Salustri

Credit: Cathy Salustri

Local artist Jon Stine gave us a peek at his newest art installation — but he made us promise not to tell where it’s going, not before the big reveal next month.

He did tell us this, though:

The installation consists of thousands of unwanted books. Being unwanted is a good thing in this instance, because to create this piece, he had to cut many of the books in half.

Walls of books! Credit: Cathy Salustri

Here’s a piece of the installation, which Stine will start installing on Apr. 10.

This art installation uses thousands of donated books from different sources — although no one who donated knew what they were donating for. Credit: Cathy Salustri

The installation also includes card catalogs Stine built for the installation.

And you didn’t think anyone used card catalogs anymore… Credit: Cathy Salustri

So where is it? Well, it’s not a grocery store, we can tell you that. And, sadly, it’s not in any of our homes. He swore us to secrecy, but that doesn’t mean you can’t guess…

This article appears in Mar 16-23, 2017.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...