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The WordGleaners
Y Medelwr Geiriau  

WordGleaners are collectors of lost and lonely words to see if any would ever be brought back into use. They are part of a series of sculptures about words.

I’m interested in the meaning of words, how they change, and what that means for a language and its people.

Lost & Lonely Words

They ‘advertise’ the words to see if any could/should be brought back in to use. They provoke discussion on the nature of change- What do we lose and what do we gain when language evolves?

One of my original inspirations for these pieces was the 19th Banner Ladies- Walking advertisements for shops who would carry pieces from their shops sewn onto their clothes.

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       Y Medelwr Geiriau Welsh Word Meanings

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       The WordGleaner English Word Meanings

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