Whilst trying to design a device that could write words whilst destroying them simlultaneously, I instead created a device that aids those who suffer from the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with the act of writing. Writer's Black / Writer's Block is formed from an English dictionary, burned in the absence of air, to create charcoal, for making words made from words. |
Writer's Black / Writer's Block is both full of language and yet also mute. Writer's Black / Writer's Block has the potential to be verbose, yet until it is tapped, remains silent. Writer's Black / Writer's Block is latent – or choked – speech in solid form. |
This charcoal is currently being developed into a number of writing implements and the images that you see here document the initial stages of this process.
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Thank you to Neil Stevenson at Trelissick Garden for helping me turn my dictionaries into charcoal. |
Writer's Black / Writer's Block [Burned in the Absence of Air] |
Writer's Black / Writer's Block [Burned in the Absence of Air] | Writer's Black / Writer's Block [Burned in the Absence of Air] | Original dictionaries before being burned in the absence of air | A Spoonful of Dictionary [Crushed Dictionary] | A Heap of Dictionary [Ground Dictionary] | A Heap of Dictionary [Ground Dictionary] |
