Mixed-media artwork built from real prescription medication. No recovery arc. No hope message. A clinical record of survival.
I make mixed-media art out of my own psychiatric medication. Partially crushed pills, torn prescription labels, ripped hospital gowns, sealed under paint, gloss, and spray. The medium is the message.
Diagnoses: Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type (F25.0). Bipolar Disorder, Mixed Episode (F31.60). Narcissistic Personality Disorder (F60.81). Anosognosia.
This work is a clinical record of the internal war I fight every day. The gold is an illusion. The darkness is the truth.
Also see my interactive piece exploring the cycling mind:
cyclingmind.com