The project "Ground into Dust" examines the political and social dynamics of Cypriot Greek, a variety of Modern Greek spoken by the Greek Cypriot population, certain older generations of the Turkish Cypriot community, and the Greek Cypriot diaspora. While Cypriot Greek has been shaped by multiple languages due to the island's history of conquest, this research emphasizes the reciprocal influence between Greek and Turkish languages resulting from the historical coexistence of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots prior to the division of Cyprus. Particular attention is given to words shared by both communities that possess identical or similar meanings. Cypriot Greek functions as the vernacular language in daily life, in contrast to Modern Greek, which serves as the formal state language. "Ground into Dust" comprises a collection of words inscribed on walls and other surfaces in the divided city of Nicosia, alongside to the United Nations Buffer Zone. These inscriptions address issues of decay, displacement, and the absence of both physical and cultural communication between the two sectors of the city and, subsequently, the two ethnic communities. The project seeks to underscore the shared cultural and linguistic heritage of these communities and highlight the prolonged lack of communication spanning more than six decades. The words were created using pigments derived from stones collected in Lefka, a location near a Buffer Zone checkpoint and in proximity to the former Skouriotissa Copper Mine, a site of significant historical importance in Cyprus. Stones were ground into thin powder and elaborated into pigments. As the natural pigments dried and faded, the inscriptions gradually returned to dust, symbolizing the ongoing political instability in Cyprus and the fragile nature of peace and coexistence.