… runs the famous quote by Edmund Hillary, who, alongside Tenzing Norgay, was one of the first two humans to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
This could well be the motto for this year’s World Book Day exhibition at Bristol University.
This combination inspired 189 artists to submit 200 works that explore the theme of mountains through books and texts. The contributors come from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and the USA.
Once again, the call and the exhibition have been organized by Sarah Bodman and Linda Parr.
Pliny (Plinius) the Younger’s letters about the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
The Mountains Are Calling
World Book Night Exhibition 2026
Bower Ashton Library, UWE Bristol
Thursday 2nd April – Friday 31st July 2026
Top Photo
The photo on top of the page shows the Willow Flats area and Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, USA. (Michael Gäbler – CC 4.0)
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