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Monstrous Compositions is a research-based exploration into Dutch orthography and the broad mutations it feeds.
The project serves as a critical questioning of linguistic purity through the practical development of speculative future writing forms.
A purist illusion
Within the Dutch language, it seems correctness is still valued over understandable fluidity.
But when hearing and seeing this medley of characters,sounds, and their duplicates, one question arises:
What happens to the language when we further entangle these monstrous outcomes of the
spelling system through the practice of simplification?
Perhaps an intentional degradation of written language will position it closer to its spoken
counterpart. In ‘Monstrous Compositions’, I challenge the idea of a pure, correct form of
language. Through simplification and physical entanglement of shape grounded in sound, I
question current linguistic systems, with the underlying contemplation of how that written
form will appear in the future.
Perhaps altering our writing system to become more friendly towards non-speakers will
make the language more attainable to learn and understand. Isn’t that all we want when
people decide to join our space and community? Shouldn't it serve as a physical manifestation
of an inclusive, welcoming society?
