A mysterious, unknown, future, ancient manuscript proposes an unlikely origin of the written code we call language. It also seems to prophesy one possible future for it. Could this strange collusion between topography and typography be possible? Another smaller, visual sequence, moving in the opposite direction, appears to tell yet another story.

 

Handmade, archival digital prints, drum-leaf hardbound, limited-edition book.
24cmsW x 33.5cmsH, 40pp.

 

The images below are non-consecutive page spreads from AlphaTopo.