The London Free Alphabet
2011
The London Free Alphabet is a font made of rubbish that corresponds directly to the Roman alphabet. The letter-signs have been chosen acrophonically, so that the first letter of the British English name of each object corresponds to the letter it represents (apple core = the letter ‘A’).
The rubbish for this alphabet was collected in a series of walks around South Kensington, Battersea and Islington from mid October to mid November in 2011. It consists of items that are seen often and presumed to be common throughout the streets of London. These items either have a specific size and shape that evade the street cleaner’s broom or accumulate very quickly in between scheduled cleaning times.
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The London Free Alphabet
2011
The London Free Alphabet is a font made of rubbish that corresponds directly to the Roman alphabet. The letter-signs have been chosen acrophonically, so that the first letter of the British English name of each object corresponds to the letter it represents (apple core = the letter ‘A’).
The rubbish for this alphabet was collected in a series of walks around South Kensington, Battersea and Islington from mid October to mid November in 2011. It consists of items that are seen often and presumed to be common throughout the streets of London. These items either have a specific size and shape that evade the street cleaner’s broom or accumulate very quickly in between scheduled cleaning times.