A Roman alphabet

Malone was inspired to create this work by her interest in the history and roots of our language and culture, and the text that created them. Here, she recreates the familiar and sometimes monumental classical letters of the Ancient Roman alphabet which were often carved into stone, using a combination of hand-cutting and embossing. Malone linked each letter to a Latin word which was a derivative of a current English word and selected a concertina format to allow all letters to be viewed simultaneously, just like the text carved into ancient stone.