Invisible Ink invites viewers to witness the internal silence of living in a body under attack by its own immune system, and how typography can assist in making this legible. Through the creation of an original typeface informed by lived experience, Lamba translates the fluctuating states of chronic illness, including fatigue, flare, fragmentation, and remission.

Traditional typography prioritizes clarity, legibility, and permanence. Invisible Ink rejects these conventions. Instead, it treats the alphabet as a system that mirrors the instability of the body. The work translates non-verbal, embodied experience into a visual language. It invites viewers to look closely.

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Through this installation, Invisible Ink positions typography not only as a carrier of words, but as a witness to pain, a metaphor for fragmentation, and a tool for making the invisible visible.

The goal is not to explain the illness in clinical terms, but to represent its internal reality in a visual, sensory, and conceptual way. By embedding instability within the body of the letters, the project responds to the limitations of both medical jargon and oversimplified symbolism. This work is situated at the intersection of design and the human body, exploring how form can carry feeling and visual communication can bridge the gap between personal and collective understanding of these experiences. 

Ishgun Lamba: Invisible Ink
March 18 – April 8, 2026
assemblage

Website: behance.net/ishgunkaurlamba

Instagram: @ishgun.lamba

Image Credits: Simrat Gandhi, 2026