Silent suffering is a never-ending epidemic that haunts societies across the world today. These mental health issues are often ignored and/ or trivialized. I refer to what can be known as silent diseases. They are the mental diseases with no easily diagnosable symptoms. Anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder are only a few of the mental illnesses that exist. Sometimes these illnesses force the mind to go to dark places filled with negativity and self-deprecation. It can sometimes force a person to seek isolation, or feel alone in the midst of a crowd. My work seeks to offer a glimpse into what a day coping with silent suffering may feel like. I use mirrors, text, silence, darkness and confined spaces to warp one’s perception and invite participants to grapple with the negativity that creeps in.
