FEELING BLUE: CREATIVITY STEMMING FROM ANXIETY
CONCEPT NOTE
Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress. It’s a feeling of fear or apprehension about what’s to come. The first day of school, going to a job interview, or giving a speech may cause most people to feel fearful and nervous.
The swatch is a personal representation of experiencing anxiety, especially during lockdown.
My mind tends to wander in different corners and thought processes take a different dimension altogether.
My mind tends to wander in different corners and thought processes take a different dimension altogether.
The swatch was made using various embroidery stitches on a black base and different surface techniques were incorporated into the hair to represent different thoughts and feelings due to anxiety, via the visual look of different textures.Sometimes of those thoughts take ugly turns while other times, the stress causes me to work well under pressure.
Mental health awareness should be widespread to combat the rapid growing mental disturbances in youth
nowadays.
mental health issue is a common problem yet people at any age are hesitant about discussing it comfortably. It is a matter of concern and we hope the community will bring about a change in the mentality and make several lives better.
nowadays.
mental health issue is a common problem yet people at any age are hesitant about discussing it comfortably. It is a matter of concern and we hope the community will bring about a change in the mentality and make several lives better.
process of creating the swatch
Final swatch
