Thirty Years of Visible Writing: A Memoir

Abstract

An historical account of Richard Kostelanetz’s significant contribution to visual literature and the development of intermedial/linguistic experimentation unfolds in this article in his own words. Reflections on the history of his intentions, their development, reception and critical thoughts frame this still largely unheralded aspect of expressive visible language. He continues exploring the materiality of language through collaborations that take him into technologies dealing with dimensions beyond the page and even the single screen. Thirty years of work and change are considered.