Thursday 1 December 2016

Wanna be a model?

*going out on a limb here*
I'm looking for people with first-hand experience of mental illness who would be happy to answer a couple of questions and send a headshot selfie to an email address/facebook page.
I'm looking for men, women and everyone in between; the young and old, the ones in recovery, the ones who feel they're stuck in a rut, the ones who hide it from friends and family and the ones who are more open about it. The hurting and the healing. I'm looking for these people and their answers and their images to create an artistic series called "Fractured People".
I'm hoping that by creating this series and getting these images out there it will reduce the stigma around mental health (because make no bones about it, there's still a hell of a lot of stigma); that it will comfort those involved even if they choose to remain anonymous, and bring to the attention of those who perpetuate mental health stigma (in whatever form, accidentally or by design) the very real face of mental illness - waking them up, educating them and helping to reduce stigma.
If you can help, or if you know someone who might be interested - please show them this. Don't post it to them publicly; copy and private message them, screencap and email them, show them this post on your phone and let them decide if it's for them, privately.

Thanks for reading.

***If anyone's interested you can private mail me on fb; at my fb page Kitty's Design Studio or email me at 035963@uhi.ac.uk***

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