SUNFLOWER TO HEAVEN - 52 Apparitions
'' I would like,you see I'm far from saying that I can do all this,but anyway I'm aiming at it,I would like to do portraits which would look like apparitions to people a century later.''These are the words Van Gogh wrote to his sister during his last days in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. In the letter, he tells her why he no longer strives to achieve photographic resemblance, but instead tries to capture pure expression - the good, the bad and the ugly - in his portraits. It turned out to be a revolutionary move, which led to the making of some of his most iconic works. At the same time, he was struggling heavily with his mental health. It made me wonder if these works came about in spite of his condition? Or could we say that maybe it was exactly because of that condition?
Now, more than a century later, the number of people dealing with issues surrounding mental health continue to grow. Waiting lists are getting longer and longer. Help - if any - is difficult to find. Leaving us with one important question: where do we go from here?