Eroded Expressions explores untranslatable environmental terminology from the Celtic Languages found in the British Isles, from Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic), Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic), Cymraeg (Welsh), Gaelg (Manx), and Kernewek (Cornish). This work brings us words and phrases from the northernmost isles, where words such as ‘Cianalas’ in Scottish Gaelic describe a longing for the land you’re from, to the southwest coast where ‘Towerthack’ in Cornish describes structures worn from the power of the weather.

These words provide the basis for a design proposal. During the residency Ogma was developed; a new typeface which takes traditional Celtic calligraphy techniques and letters, and re-interprets them for a modern context. The display interlinks the research threads of linguistics and graphic design to visualise key terms and argue for the vital inseparability of the words we use and the design of the typography which hold them.  The exhibition was accompanied by a free mini glossary to help ‘rewild’ the english language.