85 Project


https://www.85bawu.com

The “85” project is a poetic multi-media investigation into the reception of the Chinese language and culture into English. The operation involves several transfers: from the original Chinese text into a literal character-for-word translation, then into 85 English letters, and into a visual poem. As a research assistant, I had the great opportunity to work with Claire Huot and Robert Majzels on this project, and throughout a two year term I assisted them in the creation of algorithmic visual translations of the 85 poems, the fabrication of the books and limited edition Book docks.













After Bada Shanren 001

After Bada Shanren 002

After Bada Shanren 003

Tang Dynasty 001

Tang Dynasty 002

Tang Dynasty 003