title
Silent Echo
Artist/Designer
Michelle Koza
Date
2023
type of writing system
Asemic
Michelle Koza’s ongoing practice of journaling shows unintentional compositions, graphic patterns, textures, and emerging visual structures on each page that speak of the wordless aspect of writing. In its most unconventional form, her writing serves as a testament to the power of expression as a therapeutic tool, revealing the intricate interplay between the neurological and psychological aspects of the writing process. On August 8, 2023, in Lāhainā, Maui, Koza’s family home for nearly 100 years was tragically burned to the ground. The devastation had an undeniable impact, physically and emotionally reshaping the town’s landscape. In response to these profound shifts, she embarked on a journey to document a personal narrative that extends beyond the visible surface. Her project seeks to encapsulate the silent echoes of the past—family heritage, memories, and the intangible spirit that endures, infusing her work with a deeper exploration of the human connection to history, memory, and resilience.
Artwork courtesy of Michelle Koza. All rights reserved.
abjad
abugida
acrophony
acrostic
alphabet
alphasyllabary
asemic writing
automatic writing
boustrophedon
character
character set
cipher
code
conscript
cryptography
encode
experimental
grapheme
glyph
hieroglyph
hieroglyphics
imaginarium
language
letter
letterform
linguistic
logosyllabary
logographic
logogram
nat scirpt
neography
optophonetic
phoneme
phonetic
pictograph
quasi
re-worlding
script
syllabary
syllable
symbol
speculative
torus
versimilitude
writing system
