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Alicia Escott, Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality Performance Lecture
May 1, 2024
Alicia Escott and Heidi Quante discuss their participatory artwork The Bureau of Linguistical Reality, creating new words for unexplored feelings amidst the climate crisis. They delve into crafting neologisms, exploring emotions like longing and fear, and empowering individuals to reshape language to address global issues.
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- The Bureau of Linguistical Reality creates new words for undefined emotions in response to the climate crisis.
- Language evolution through collaborative neologisms helps reshape perceptions of environmental challenges.
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Creating Language for the Long Term
The Long Now Foundation was initially set up to build a 10,000-year clock, but it then extended its vision to creating a 10,000-year library to preserve knowledge. Language, being the fundamental way information is encoded and stored, became a focal point for long-term preservation. This led to the Rosetta Project, an archive dedicated to conserving linguistic diversity globally. Examples like the Rosetta Archive being sent to space highlight the Foundation's commitment to safeguarding knowledge for future generations.
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