We’ve all had a calligraphy lesson at some point. Whether out of a desire to make beautiful greeting cards and signs, or because of schoolhouse projects, each one of us has turned our letters into designs. Calligraphic Calumny is based entirely on experience, a break from the rote and regulation that is so often associated with calligraphic arts. It is a project designed to bleed and borrow, to mix and match, and to represent the fascinating cultural cross-pollination that occurs through multicultural societies and intercontinental travel.

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Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Mongol, Syriac, Latin, Greek, Russian, Tamazight… They all have their own canons of calligraphy, their own set rules and aesthetics. With Calligraphic Calumny, I break through the rigid boundaries and allow the styles and norms to bleed into one another. I compare and contrast, highlight and background, to explore how Kana can inform Kyrgyz, and where the Syriac becomes Arabic.