“My work is made with what I can only describe as love – the marks I engrave all need to be considered and crafted… I hope that the time they take and the thoughts and ideas that go into them somehow build their own depth and quiet power…”
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Cody Ellingham | Artist Interview Series
“Buildings are like anchors in time. The structures and their form are a constant manifestation that passes through the years rooted in place… We can perform archaeology on buildings in a way that we cannot do with memories.”
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Amaia Marzabal | Artist Interview Series
“I realized my art opened some personal doors that connected me with my past emotions and that questioned me… And that meant a big healing process for me.”
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MURUGIAH | Artist Interview Series
“To be unapologetic as an artist is to truly explore things that you feel very personal to and not really care what anyone else thinks… In terms of what did it take? A lot of life experience and therapy haha!”
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Jack Dunnett | Artist Interview Series
“I really do think the ambiguity lends a lot to my work… if I were to lean too heavily on the research behind [it], I’m in danger of over-intellectualizing and disappearing ever so gracefully up my own arse.”
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Ewan Keenan | Artist Interview Series
“The audience is a huge part of my work. There’s a real sense of exclusivity in the art world with conceptual art distancing itself from the masses. I hate this bubble. I want everyone, not just those in the art bubble, to appreciate my paintings.”
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Kevin Sabo | Artist Interview Series
“Pamela Anderson’s huge tits, Britney’s shaved head moment… Britney in GENERAL, the Spice Girls, TLC’s hairstyles, Lil Kim’s outfits… just to name a few examples of how those acts of rebellion and fashion have shaped my artistry.”
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Interview with Joséphine Mwanvua, Above the Storm
Joséphine Mwanvua runs a motivational mental health blog dedicated to “guiding you through mental rehabilitation from depression and anxiety”. In the following interview, I ask Joséphine about her own experience of mental illness and stigma, as well as her ideas on how we can eradicate such stigma through education and providing support to those suffering.
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Interview with Tayo ; Tayo Project
“[Stigma] can also be connected with empowerment and inspiration” – Mari Mendoza, Tayo ; Tayo Tayo ; Tayo is a mental health advocacy project based in the Philippines. With Project Semi Colon being one of their main influencers, Tayo ; Tayo launched their own line of t-shirts, aimed at spreading awareness of depression and suicide. In…
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Mindfump: On Depression
Paul Green (Mindfump) writes witty, thought-provoking and uplifting articles on mental health.
After reading many of these, including The Secret History of Depression, Mental Illness Has No Chance and When Depression Was Your Friend, I became interested in knowing more of Paul’s story and his perspectives.
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