Hidden Faces

As you can see, I use a lot of bandages in my work. These simply define how over time, people's little insecurities and worried thoughts can eat away at their skin. little by little parts of them begin to decay and become something other than their true selves. This is how I depict depression. As something that get's it's way and leaves a person feeling empty, defenseless and torn apart. It can be taken metaphorically or literally.

Not only can these images be seen as life taking it's toll, but how people let the little things get to them. Once something has been drilled into your mind it is almost impossible to get that thought out. Whether it was someone saying you were 'too fat' or 'not pretty enough', it all begins to hurt in the same way. These little things will pick and pick until they have gotten the best of you. It's just something people find normal now. It's normal to hate people because they are different, or even that they don't look how people want them too look. It's just the harsh reality of how people act today. It's just like human life and human emotion means nothing to them, like they don't feel. If it doesn't effect them, then why would it effect someone else.