Theriatric
This project are my Theriatric Illustrations which depict different mental illnesses and their symptoms. In my experience there seems to be a lack of understanding of the manifestations of certain mental illnesses and how they impact on a person’s life. This lack of understanding leads to stigma being attached to mental health issues. To combat this, I decided to illustrate how these illnesses can affect a person’s life to try and make them tangible, as mental health illnesses cannot be seen. To do this I illustrated a person’s mental state as a hot air balloon. I decided on the hot air balloon asI believe it is an accurate representation of our mental health. It clearly portrays the fragility and vulnerability of our mental health and how susceptible it is to influence from the world around us. In each depiction I also incorporated a different animal to portray the manifestations of the mental illness. In each illustration the animals influence on the hot air balloon depicts how each mental illness affects a person’s mental health. This series of illustrations is called “Theriatric” which is a combination of the words “therian” and “psychiatric”. At therian is someone who feels a connection with animals and psychiatric is a medical field focused on the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions.
Illustration, Editorial,