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Handwritten: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Treasures
National Library of Australia, Canberra
This extraordinary exhibition features 100 treasures from the Berlin State Library. Spanning over 1000 years of history, the exhibition includes exquisite illuminated manuscripts, letters, sketches, documents, and priceless musical scores, each handwritten by major figures in literature, religion, science, exploration, philosophy and music.
From Russell in Alexandra Hills (private swap) - 5 November 2012
I am the last advocate for reducing texts, scriptures and languages to mere graphic forms. The whole dimension of the text's meaning, histories, combinations, connotations, sound and craft is disregarded. What is more problematic is that I am ignoring the power of words to move and persuade people.
After first year and my first internship, I felt slightly disillusioned and confused by what Architecture meant to me. I took a trip to Myanmar and the trip recalibrated a lot things. I found it particularly grounding and inspiring for some of the things that I want to achieve in the future.
The spatial and formal organisation of the Burmese language in signage was something I found very compelling. At least with the handwritten texts, so much thought and effort was put into crafting every character. You see pencil marks, underlays, brush strokes and outlines. There is a combination of type faces and textures to create visual impact in different programmatic contexts that I find fascinating.
The Burmese name for the round script is "ca-lonh", literally translating to "round text". There are 33 main characters in the Myanmar language. Instead of words that are formed by a combination of alphabets (like in English), this language makes use of additional vowel shift symbols, tonal change symbols and consonant modification symbols. The rounded form of the characters is a result of the use of palm laves a the traditional writing material. Straight lines and forms would tear the leaves.
By compiling this, I am exposing my status as alien and an outsider. However, the focus on the visuals may have the inverse effect of celebrating the text, for text's sake, specifically, it is celebrated as visual form and not just a sign that says "eggs", or something.
Regardless, I tried to interpret the scope of "text" in a broad but focused way - text, in its literal form, text in prayer, text in recitation, text in architectural program (the stupas of Kuthodaw Pagoda). Photos are arranged in chronological order. The journey started in Yangon, then upstream along the Ayarwaddy river, to Mandalay and Bagan, then back again to Yangon.
These photos aren't really anything special in terms of photography, and I am not going to attempt to make sweeping claims about directing a new visual order, but as a composite they attempt to represent my yearning to celebrate a culture of appreciation for the process driven intensity in text making and in the creation of form.
A Handwritten blog or Inklog. I blogged about handwritten blogs at nuktachini.debashish.com/214 (Hindi post). Screen grab from sumocat.blogspot.com.
This street signage for Italian leather goods is ever changing. Each week they seem to have a little bit more cash to spend on signage and now have moved from chalk to marker pen - Bath, UK
"What the hell happened to the structural integrity field? Anybody? Who's got a guess for me? Rachel? Courtney?"
Is there some reason this sign is next door to Victoria's Secret? Hate to think of who's sitting there watching...
Purchased in Madrid in the late 1990's this document is HANDWRITTEN on parchment (either goat of sheep)
I can't read Spanish but would appreciate any info from someone who does.........
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We are gathering together a group of people for a poetic evening that encompasses the beauty, simplicity and personal touch of traditional communication methods, an evening of letter writing.
Taking inspiration from postletters.org/ description of a Post Party ( see below ) we will be providing paper & stamps....you may want to bring your quill!
There will be some themes for the recipients of our hand written thoughts; loved ones, lonely ones, lost ones, little ones and laughter.