Anaglyphs of Depression

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Depression is not simply sadness, but—in part—a relentless persistence of it. It may not present itself in the same way physical illnesses make known their existence, but it is there harbored in the nooks and crannies of the mind; an invisible illness.

This is a series visualizing experiences of depression through composite anaglyph photographs. Here, anaglyphs symbolize two things: (1) sans anaglyph glasses, it is the ignorance and misunderstanding surrounding depression that breeds stigma; and (2), with the glasses and the three-dimensional effect, it is the making visible and tangible an illness that is seemingly invisible and intangible.

Because depression can be elusive—because it can be deliberately concealed, we can be unsuspecting of those who have it. The series' subject, a teddy bear, represents the people we are unsuspecting of: People who look fine. After all, we see teddy bears as a symbol of comfort rather than presume they are things that are in need of comfort.

With that, here are five anaglyph photographs describing the experience of depression.

01: Emptiness

Floating aimlessly into the void.