your psyche? no taboo!

As part of the Transatlantic Dialogue Project "better together" * by Pics4Peace e.V., my work "Your Psyche? No Taboo!" I thematized the increasing number of mental illnesses and suicide rates among young people worldwide and the frequent silence about it. Behind the cheerful-looking photos are often young people suffering from "smiling depression", a state in which they are empty inside. The pressure for success, superficial relationships in social media and the belief in unlimited possibilities contribute to these problems. With my artwork I want to encourage these young people to talk openly about their problems and raise awareness that our psyche is a very important factor in our lives.

*In the Transatlantic Dialogue Project "better together", art and design students from four universities in Germany and the USA met for nine days to work together in an art lab. Together they took up themes that moved them. The resulting artworks show different perspectives and invite a joint discourse. The method of pittura oscura was used to combine different levels of meaning.