Es Devlin: Library of Us

Faena Miami · Miami Beach

Exhibition on view: Dec 2, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025

Es Devlin’s Library of Us is a kinetic installation on Faena Beach featuring a 50-foot rotating triangular bookshelf holding 2,500 influential books. Set within a mirrored pool and accompanied by a communal reading table, the work invites reflection on art, memory, and connection as visitors move with the sculpture.

Artist

Es Devlin

Es Devlin (born 24 September 1971) is a British artist and stage designer whose work spans public sculpture, large-scale installations and kinetic stage environments. Exploring biodiversity, language and collective AI-generated poetry, she treats audiences as temporary societies, inviting participatory choral experiences. Her projects include Tate Modern, the V&A, the Serpentine, the UN, major opera houses, Olympic ceremonies and tours for leading musicians. She is widely awarded, authored An Atlas of Es Devlin, and was featured in Netflix’s Abstract.