The Weathering of Language explores my interest in how language changes through time, use, and decay. I am drawn to the instability of communication and how words, once fixed, become fragmented and open to new interpretations through environmental exposure and human interaction. My work is informed by a personal archive of photographs taken across Milan, Boston, London, and Paris, documenting weathered text found in public spaces. These images capture traces of communication where original meaning has been partially lost, allowing new meanings to emerge through erosion and context. Alongside this, I reference contemporary discussions around linguistic change and punctuation to explore the tension between structured language and its gradual breakdown. Material and process play a central role in my practice. I use black-and-white photography, acetone transfer, letterpress, and digital printing to emphasise texture, deterioration, and imperfection. Fragmented imagery and layered materials reflect the way language shifts over time, while typography balances order with disruption. Exposed binding and varied paper stocks further reinforce the publication as a physical object shaped by construction, decay, and change. Through experimental typography, material processes, and editorial design, I explore language as something that is never static. Rather than disappearing, I see language continually evolving, with fragments of meaning persisting and creating new forms of communication through their weathering.
