# Brian Dettmer: Old books reborn as intricate art

What do you do with an outdated encyclopedia in the information age? With X-Acto knives and an eye for a good remix, artist Brian Dettmer makes beautiful, unexpected sculptures that breathe new life into old books.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2015
- Runtime: 6 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/BrianDettmer_2014Y)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/BrianDettmer_2014Y?play=1)