AN ALPHABET DISCOVERED IN OBJECTS
Found Objects Font is a complete alphabet developed between 2018 and 2019 from reclaimed tools, hardware, metal fragments and everyday discarded objects. Some characters were permanently assembled, while most were created by temporarily positioning separate objects and photographing the resulting letter.
Rather than beginning with a drawn typeface, each character emerged from an existing curve, joint, opening or mechanical detail. Pliers become an A, a clamp forms a G and sections of folding rulers produce a W. The objects remain recognisable, allowing their previous functions to coexist with the new typographic reading.
Photographed against a consistent dark background, the twenty-six physical compositions form a unified alphabet despite their different materials and dimensions. The project exists between assemblage, still-life photography and typography, preserving arrangements that were often dismantled immediately after being documented.
Rather than beginning with a drawn typeface, each character emerged from an existing curve, joint, opening or mechanical detail. Pliers become an A, a clamp forms a G and sections of folding rulers produce a W. The objects remain recognisable, allowing their previous functions to coexist with the new typographic reading.
Photographed against a consistent dark background, the twenty-six physical compositions form a unified alphabet despite their different materials and dimensions. The project exists between assemblage, still-life photography and typography, preserving arrangements that were often dismantled immediately after being documented.
Year 2018-2019
Materials Reclaimed tools, hardware, metal components and found objects
Alphabet 26 individual characters
Constructions Temporary arrangements and fixed assemblages
Dimensions Variable
Medium Found-object typography and photography
THE COMPLETE ALPHABET
SELECTED CHARACTERS
TYPOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS
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