01/06/2026
The Endangered Alphabets Project by Tim Brookes
Sol Creative Foundry Ltd • Dry Drayton
What to expect
Carving letters from dying writing systems. Tim Brookes on craft, language, and why some things are worth preserving. Artist talk, June.
Tim Brookes
Tim Brookes is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project. His carvings, mostly of endangered minority writing, have been exhibited at, among other places, the Barbican Centre, the Bodleian Library, West Den Haag in the Netherlands, Mundolingua in Paris, and at Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress.
About the talk
Tim Brookes has spent seventeen years carving letters in wood mostly letters from writing systems the world is at risk of losing.
He is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, a long-running body of work that documents and preserves minority scripts from around the globe.
About the talk
Tim Brookes has spent seventeen years carving letters in wood mostly letters from writing systems the world is at risk of losing.
He is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, a long-running body of work that documents and preserves minority scripts from around the globe.
In this talk, he'll speak about his practice, how it began, how it has evolved, and what seventeen years of working with wood and language has taught him about craft, patience, and why certain forms of knowledge are worth preserving.
It's a talk for anyone interested in making, lettering, language, or the quieter end of what art can do.
Event details (FREE EVENT)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-endangered-alphabets-project-by-tim-brookes-tickets-1989298783211
Friday 5 June 2026 17:30 PM - 18:30 PM
What's Included
* Cakes by Amor Coffee Co.
* Tea and coffee
