A question to all #linguistics enthusiasts in the fediverse.
The picture shows one of artist Abdullah Al Saadi's Diaries, exhibited at the 2017 Venice Biennale of Art. He was born and lives in the UAE.
My question is: What language is it written in? Most of his diaries are in Arabic, but this does not look like it. It's written from right to left, so it's not Ethiopic or Tifinagh either. Any clues?
@miramarco it seems to share some characters with brahmi, but there are differences too. i hope you get an answer, i'm curious what it is too!
@balrogboogie @miramarco could it be invented perhaps?
@charlyblack @balrogboogie That's what I'm thinking! I just found a short biography of the artist that mentions “the invention of new alphabets” among his activities! http://aichitriennale.jp/2016/english/artist/abdullahalsaadi.html
@miramarco yes exactly, I was reading something similar too.. but I'm surprised by the layer of mystery, like it's not mentioned at all in any official Biennale's material.. intriguing @balrogboogie