Panic attack
Polyptych, a series of five artworks, each 60x80cm.
mixed media
2021
Panic attack is an attack of unexplained, severe, debilitating anxiety. Fear eats you up from the inside: it drives you crazy, makes you bedridden, makes you cry, scream, does not allow you to breathe normally. Each of us can meet with panic attacks at any time.
Panic attacks have somatic symptoms. This series of paintings visualizes the main symptoms of a panic attack:
1.Fear of death, fear of going crazy
2. Chills, nausea, sweating
3. Choking, chest pains, dizziness
4. Palpitation, tremor, rapid pulse
5. Numbness of the limbs (tingling), ringing in the ears, depersonalization, derealization
Each element symbolizes a particular symptom. For example, the crown is the ego. The crown is present twice: the fear of death (the crown is on top of the coffin since it is not the person himself who is afraid of death, but his ego), depersonalization (the broken crown hangs under the bed with the person, therefore the process of depersonalization takes place - the loss of the ego).
