The Taipei Free Alphabet
2015-2016
The Taipei Free Alphabet is a writing system made of commonly discarded objects mapped to the Zhuyin Fuhao (bopomofo) system of phonetic notation unique to Taiwan. Children in Taiwan use Zhuyin Fuhao as a stepping stone to reading Traditional Chinese characters.
In an effort to get to zero waste, the city of Taipei has developed a unique and forward thinking system of garbage collection that involves special garbage bags for the home and the absence of public trash receptacles. As a result, Taipei is mostly litter free, however, many people carry their personal waste on them to dispose of at home.
For an installation at the Kuandu Museum of Art, I hung small bags on the wall, one for each Zhuyin Fuhao letter. I asked viewers to assist in the creation of the Taipei Free Alphabet by contributing their personal trash into the bags that correspond to the Zhuyin Fuhao letter that best fit.
2015-2016
The Taipei Free Alphabet is a writing system made of commonly discarded objects mapped to the Zhuyin Fuhao (bopomofo) system of phonetic notation unique to Taiwan. Children in Taiwan use Zhuyin Fuhao as a stepping stone to reading Traditional Chinese characters.
In an effort to get to zero waste, the city of Taipei has developed a unique and forward thinking system of garbage collection that involves special garbage bags for the home and the absence of public trash receptacles. As a result, Taipei is mostly litter free, however, many people carry their personal waste on them to dispose of at home.
For an installation at the Kuandu Museum of Art, I hung small bags on the wall, one for each Zhuyin Fuhao letter. I asked viewers to assist in the creation of the Taipei Free Alphabet by contributing their personal trash into the bags that correspond to the Zhuyin Fuhao letter that best fit.