Hybrid Phonics
Hybrid Phonics is a multi-sensory transcription of 26 letters spoken in four languages. The goal of this experiment is to [de]construct the phonetic alphabet into a new graphic language that is both visual and audible.
In this exploration, 26 letters of the American alphabet are recorded in English, Spanish, German and Japanese and collaged in order to render a new visual form from each linguistic sound wave. This amalgamation of sounds and languages becomes a personal montage of spoken languages and their phonetic interpretations. I chose these four languages because they are the ones I speak, studied and have always wanted to learn. I organized the content in the order of my language fluency: English is first, and Japanese is last.