Beginning with experiments in embroidery - even the loose thread in isolation - the encyclopaedia follows the progression of the embroidery to digital tracings, and then to a further development of black and white glyphs. The embroidered elements culminate in a hand-made flag, inspired by the writing of Chris Lee (2016) regarding the complexities of indigenous land rights and their very definition within a world defined by the state. The term “grounded normativity” that appears on the flag is coined by Lee as representing indigenous connection to place and land, in contrast to settler ideas of fixed ownership and rigidity. As the experimentation extends beyond the hand-sewn letterforms to the high-contrast digital renditions, it also comes closer to illegiblity.

Are the letterforms still recognisable from the reverse? Are they readable/unreadable?

The latter half of the encyclopaedia examines paper in the physical realm, and the ways in which it can be digitally transmutated. Taking inspiration from the collaborative work of Paul Soulellis, pieces of paper were scrunched and folded in order to evoke ideas of scrap paper and note-passing.

In its entirety the encyclopaedia aims to examine the connections between childhood creativity and the progressions made possible by digital technologies.