Honoured to have the following asemic haiga chosen by the curator, Amanda Earl, for this feature on April 19, 2023!
Artist's Statement:
This asemic piece was inspired by my aunt's long struggle with the aftermath of a stroke, and by my fascination with mark making. Aphasia is a disorder that impacts the ability to communicate. It affects speech, as well as the capacity to understand the spoken and written word.
The Ogham Alphabet is an early medieval alphabet, sometimes known as the Celtic Tree Alphabet. It was not a spoken language, but rather, comprised of marks (characters) running along and across a central vertical line, and often engraved on standing stones.
Asemic writing is wordless, so I used this technique to illustrate the connection between the themes.
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