A book about writing without a single word

Hushed Writing is a book that cannot be read in the conventional way: only a graphic interpretation is possible. This act of deliberately separating form from content has transformed the graphic structure of the book into its narrative.

The project is made entirely from materials found on the beach. Using them, Pepe Gimeno has created evocative approximations of different forms of writing, ancient hieroglyphics, binary alphabets and a number of other motifs, managing to convert fragments of stone, sticks, plastic bottle tops, parts of toys, shells, cigarette butts and broken glass into messages replete with expressiveness and enormous poetic force.

The exhibition of the book can be approached in two different ways: firstly, by a sequential and orderly reading of the collection of powerful images portrayed in the book, and secondly, by a direct and detailed observation of the objects that make up these surprising and original pieces of work.

Pepe Gimeno is a Spanish graphic designer and typographer with an extensive professional career. From his studio in Valencia he has developed a large number of projects across the whole range of graphic design. He has won numerous international awards, amongst them the Certificate of Excellence in Type Design from the TDC in 2001 for his font FFPepe. He has worked for the Office of the President of the Government of Spain, Las Cortes Valencianas (the Valencian Regional Government), the Roca Company and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

In addition to his professional activities, since 2002 he has been developing and expanding upon his creative expression with new formal projects based on waste materials; a fascinating personal venture which, in terms of concept and form, is positioned between experimental graphics and works of art.

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After Pepe’s talk, please join us for some festive cheer as we celebrate the holiday season.