Lexical-Functional | pen and ink, pencil, etching, collage | 8ʺ x 11ʺ | 2021Syllable Tokens |pen and ink, pencil, relief print , collage | 9ʺ x 8.5ʺ | 2021Metrical Phrasing | pen and ink, pencil, etching, collage | 12ʺ x 18ʺ | 2021 Syllable Notation 2 | cut paper, mica disks, letterpress-printed rule | 12″ x 12″ | 2023Syllable Notation 1 | pen and ink, colored pencil | 12″ x 12″ | 2022
Underlying language are complex rules that allow for an infinite number of possible expressions. This piece uses printed shapes from neolithic clay tokens—thought to be the precursors to cuneiform writing—along with an invented notational system of my own. No specific language or time is indicated, allowing the possibility of multiple interpretations and outcomes.
