Nina Katchadourian is a Californian artist whose work has appeared in The Serpentine and MoMA. It’s been a decade since she conceived Sorted Books, an ongoing project which has manifested itself in many different places. Sorted Books is a very simple concept. Katchadourian visits private homes, or is commissioned by museums or peers, to peruse a collection of books, cull them down to their most useful titles and then group the books together so that their spines can be read in a sequence with the semblance and majesty of poetry.
Procrastination
I’ll Quit Tomorrow
I’ll Quit Tomorrow
DAVID
DAVID
FIRST AND LAST LOVE
SWEET MAN
Trust Me With Your Heart Again
MADE OF IRON
THE VICTOR WEEPS
The End is NEAr!
Yes, but…
STILL
IT HURTS
A DAY AT THE BEACH
THE BATHERS
SHARK 1
SHARK 2
SHARK 3
SUDDEN VIOLENCE
SILENCE
They seem to beg that age old question, what qualifies as art? Do these books become art when they are deliberately placed together? Do they remain art when the components are taken apart and the separate titles are returned to the shelf?
I was so inspired that I decided to try my hand at making some myself. The results are under the cut.
The Craft of Writing Romance
PROMISCUITIES
MISOGYNIES
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
REVIVING OPHELIA
Feeling sorry for Celia
AT YOUR SERVICE
Catweazle
WHAT DO YOU THINK, FEEZAL?
the Language of Flowers
THE SHAPE OF WATER
THE FOOTSTEPS OF ANNE FRANK
CELESTIAL OBJECTS FOR COMMON TELESCOPES
Franny and Zooey
PERSEPOLIS
Anigone, Oedipus the King and Electra
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
IN AN ANTIQUE LAND
TWiLiGHT
STARDUST
Everything is Illuminated
My rockstar partner did some too:
Betty Blue
GIRL, INTERRUPTED
EVERY GIRL’S Handbook
THE GREAT OUTDOOR FIGHT
Faevourite 
I love this beautiful poem you have constructed:
TWiLiGHT
STARDUST
Everything is Illuminated
Thanks mum.
The shark one made me chuckle. Persepolis is a great book too.
Yeah it is! Please do not judge me on the contents of this particular library, I did not have a lot to work with :|