My thesis highlights the depiction of mental illness and state of mind through photography. I will be exploring fragile visual representations and portraying them mostly by errors in the photographic process along with destroying the negatives of the film. The intent of my photographic series is to illustrate various mental and emotional states as experienced by individuals with a specific mental illness. In my thesis I want to learn about various mental illnesses, analyse them and portray them through my original photo series. I will focus on authors who are exploring the complex issues of mental health and emotions through photographic projects and artworks, depiction of mental illness in art history, mental illness in general and how to depict them with photography.
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