To Those Who Suffer

2023

“There are certain memories which remain inviolate to the ravages of time. And to those of suffering” was once said.


Sometimes even the most motivational words can fail to inspire anyone.
It’s a matter of reading the room.
When you look at people suffering with their breathless anguish between greetings, suspended without a foundation and admiring the stars beyond one's grasp and say “Things will be better soon, you just have to endure”.
Enduring is the tough part.
Not keep working or not giving up but rather how we will persevere through the difficulties and how they will transform us at our core.

This series was made after talking to several artists about how their mental health is being depleted day by day.
Analog collage made with found photo and Posca pens, based on the works “0 through 9” by Jasper Johns.