Installation: Koto-no-ha

"Koto-no-ha" ("Language") by Noriko Shiozawa

This beautiful work is composed of more than 2,500 letters and characters from different languages from around the world. The colorful writing is illuminated from behind, and walking into this room is a bit like walking into an abstracted conversation in which you’re hearing bits and pieces of the entire planetary population talking at once.  This piece, by Noriko Shiozawa (塩澤徳子), is called “Koto-no-ha” (こと‐の‐は), which is an older Japanese word for “language.”  Shiozawa-san was kind enough to give her permission to allow the photograph above to be used as the cover for the UNESCO Jakarta Annual Report 2008.

Video: Buchstabengewitter

Buchstabengewitter ("letter storm") is a generative typography project that transforms three-dimensional linear structures into all the letters of the alphabet.

Video: Water Calligraphy Device

Water Calligraphy Device by Nicholas Hanna

Media Artist Nicholas Hanna built a tricycle that can also paint Chinese characters on the ground as it moves, just — because.

Water Calligraphy has a long history in China, normally characterized by older Chinese men painting characters on the ground of parks with long brushes and water. Nicholas' version is a wee bit more complicated.

Link Round-Up: March 28, 2012

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