Artist's Statement
Don Bied
The images here are from Impomu, an idiosyncratic alphabet which contains characters of my own design, as well as characters from other contemporary alphabets.
Impomu is like other traditional alphabets in that its individual letters can be used to create communicative structures. Individual characters can combine to create character units. In some cases, these character units can be seen as referential and/or symbolic. Unlike the Greek alphabet and its descendents, my characters do not represent sounds. Like most systems of communication, Impomu is in a continuing state of revision and will continue to be so as long as it is in use.
Impomu does not produce a specific literal narrative although a grouping or line of characters could represent a human perception or quality. What constitutes Impomu as an alphabet is that it is made up of basic elements (individual characters) that are the building blocks of a system of communication and study.