A tree-map for memory
An ancient Gaelic alphabet once harnessed the means to remember sacred beliefs, stories and medicine. It generally contained nineteen letters, each representing a tree species which, taken together, comprised a calendar. To see how this mnemonic legacy may still have useful purpose today, click on any letter below (B for beithe/ birch starts the year)
An introduction to this alphabet provides a quick background and why its creators, Simon Fraser (graphics), Aonghas MacNeacail (poems), Rob MacNeacail (sound) and Helen Denerley (sculpture) hope to extend its purpose more widely.
