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, or B (for beithe/ birch) which 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 through exhibition and tree trail means.
