Coltas nan Gàidheal
What could the material history of Gaelic have looked like, had it not been subject to such violent erasure?
This project set out to explore a feeling of disconnection towards formal Gaelic culture, as a ‘first-generation’ speaker who learned the language in Glasgow – despite it being a part of my heritage.
By re-appropriating archival materials in combination with a visual language from my closer background, I am bridging a gap to alternative narrative; imagining what could have been.
Poster Wall
Gaelic/English song book
Gaelic/English song book
Most of the songs in this book are puirt-à-bheuls - a traditional form of 'mouth music'. Upon closer inspection, there is a gap between the tone in which they are often delivered in contemporary culture, and the content of the lyrics.
Gaelic/English song book
Mhàiri Mòr
Oral Delivery Poster
Happy Singing Poster
Delight + Together posters
Mini zine
Mini zine
Shirts
Gaelic lyrics - Strange ill natured wife
Gaelic Lyrics - Big foot out