This open book, suspended in mid-air, was part of an artistic installation in the Visitor Centre at the Oradour-sur-Glane memorial. If books survive, and they can still be opened, then perhaps there is some hope in that.

Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 29 – Open
Fantastic that it has survived. I love the colours in the background.
I have all the hope that books will survive forever. Great photo π