Category: Featured Articles
Esi Yankey speaks to ASLI about domestic violence and PTSD and says “I am firmly committed to speaking up on topics that too many people remain silent on.”
ASLI Artist Louise Tomkinson states: “to me, “art saves lives” means having the power to use the language of art, as art is strong enough to pull someone back from the brink, therefore becoming the voice which enables art to create change”.
Youth, mental illness and discrimination. A theoretical approach By Becky Saunders
ASLI Speak to Artist Mistresslisa Taylor about mental health and art in which she states, “Hand on my heart, art has saved my life. Without it I would be dead”.
Artist Jade Bryant is fiercely tackling her mental illness with art and in the process is changing the world’s awareness of Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder.
Composer and writer Sophie Jupillat talks to ASLI about her experiences with mental illness “Being able to write creatively and play music was a secret garden in my world of chaos and destruction”.
Redoutable by Sophie Jupillat – The Story of a Mother and Daughter and their formidable relationship with mental illness
Debra-Lynn Hook speaks to ASLI about her photography, mental illness and her inspiring mission; The Healing Body Image Project, “If photos help one of our women progress one step forward on her healing path, that is change worth noting”.
Visual Artist Maz Fietz tells ASLI “I have used my art to raise awareness to stop the stigma of suicide and mental illness. My aim is to catch people’s attention through my art and create that change that could help save a life”.
ASLI Artist Ildiko Nova speaks to us about her thoughts on mental illness and art, saying “My art is my sanctuary where I don’t have to fulfill any social norms or expectations from society.”
John Ledger is a visual artist who uses his art to commentate on social/political issues. Speaking to ASLI about his own mental health and our worlds general malaise, John states “Our UK government is making life harder for the majority, under the word ‘austerity’. It is doing the opposite of helping people, because they are, making the problems that harms mental well-being worse”.
Artist and writer Chris Dean speaks to ASLI about her mental illness, creativity and recovery and says “Art can give a voice to the things we can’t find the words to say. Those feelings that are so big, they feel like they might tear us to pieces from the inside out”.
Despina Skordilis speaks of her poetry and depression “Art saves lives and can create change as it has saved me many times, resuscitated me, brought me back to life”
PTSD is a severe and chronic illness having lasting effects – As a survivor of child abuse, domestic and sexual assault Artist Paulissa Kipp talks to ASLI about how she uses her art and how it is important to educate the public about the lasting effects of abuse.
Poetry and writing from Artist Ethar Hamid who tackles mental illness with creativity
Writer Ethar Hamid finds inspiration in her mental illness and says “the issue of mental wellness is not one of being forever free from mental distress, but one of coping with and thriving despite of mental health issues”.
Sandra Mendelsohn “If I didn’t have my art, I honestly don’t know whether I would be standing right now”. How creative expression saved this artists life and continues to help her understand her Borderline Personality Disorder
ASLI Interview with Writer and Yogini Hannah Hilton “Art literally saves lives. I know from my own experience that by creating art- it has saved me from the dark abyss I was in”.
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