Bed

March 2016

Bed is a deeply personal and dark view of my depression and thought process. The work is heavily influenced by Tracey Emin’s My Bed, inspired by the boldness and rawness of the piece. My relationship with my bed is a hard one, like most I have shrugged to get out of bed. Unfortunately, because of my mental health issues, there has been days where I haven’t left my bed. It has become very strongly associated with some of my darkest days. To put simply Bed is my own depressed thinking print screened on to a bed sheet. The sentences range from the more passive thoughts to some ways I’ve thought about committing suicide. By using the bed sheet, I could wrap myself up, become surrounded and consumed by the thoughts. I can also put the sheet down and walk away, not letting them take over. The hope with Bed is to bring light to depression and mental health, to show the raw darkness to those lucky enough not to suffer from it. But also show those suffering that they are not alone.