The Museum of Dead Words
Dyalekt spent 2016 reading online article comments and began screenshotting and archiving words that were repeatedly used (and misused) to shut down conversation. He narrowed down to 11 words based on the ways in which they died, eliminating multiple examples of the same death. Inspired by George C. Wolfe’s “The Colored Museum”, these words hang on display in each space and create the one-man show and album, The Museum of Dead Words.
Since 2017, the Museum has popped up in Delaware, North Carolina, London, Santa Barbara, and New York City. This year’s cancelled shows in San Francisco, Colorado, and Alabama have brought us back to where it all began – Online.