This is an ongoing series about depression and how it affects people who suffer from it. It is called “Melancholy – a girl called depression”, and the intention is to give the outsider a peek into what emotions or lack thereof such a person might feel.
The character in this series has no face and sometimes has missing limbs, firstly, so that anybody that either suffers from depression or has dealt with it in some way, can identify with her.
Secondly, to keep the viewer’s attention on the feelings often experienced through depression, like emptiness, hopelessness and not recognizing oneself anymore. This series goal is to bring a voice to those who suffer from this debilitating condition and also to create awareness.
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Withering Away
Its feeling like you’ve lost something
but having no clue when or
where you last had it.
Then one day you realize what you lost
is yourself.
Uninhabited
“Maybe we feel empty because
we leave pieces of ourselves
in everything we used to love.”
– R. M. Drake
Dangling
“Why can’t I try on different
lives, like dresses,
to see which one fits best?”
-Sylvia Plath
It’s Complicated
From the outside looking in, its hard to understand. From the inside looking out, its hard to explain.
Forgotten
Somebody asked me if I knew you.
A million memories flashed through my
mind, I just smiled and said:
‘I used to’.
Barren
Some days, I feel everything at once. Other days, I feel nothing at all. I don’t know what’s worse―drowning beneath the waves, or dying from the thirst.
All images remain the property of ©Janelia Mould – please do not use without permission.
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Share on FacebookI've seen many photo projects about depression but this particular one got me.
Me too, the last one Barren described me and almost had me in tears.
Load More Replies...Janelia great work. May I share one of your photos on Instagram ? Of course by crediting you:)
Sure you may. Thank you for asking :-)
Load More Replies...Your photographs are simply fabulous! Which is to say so are you. What haunts you, inspires you. What hurts you, gives you talent.
Sad but beautiful. Captures that feeling of never quite being yourself. Thank you for sharing
désolée je ne sais pas pourquoi il y a eu des erreurs dans mon précédent post. En tous les cas j'aime votre travail, et je voudrais écrire une métaphore sur ce qu'est la dépression. J'aurais souhaité vous contacter par mail dans l'idéal, mais sinon j'ai adoré vos clichés.
Je suis actuellement en train de faire des recherches pour écrire une métaphore sur la dépression. Votre travail m'a permis de voir une autre facette de cette maladie, et m'a beaucoup inspiré. J'aurais souhaité vous contacter, en tous les cas je suis admirative de vos clichés.
Just and incredible series of art work by Janelia Mould that is so well thought out and beautifully executed. I felt moved and understood by just looking at these images and even though I am a male the emotion it creates crosses all boundaries.
What a beautiful and touching series. I hope and wish you get better soon.
Sorry. I typed 'Aafreen' and the stupid spell checker must have thought I made a mistake!
Hiii Janelia, I'm Aafreen, I wanna share something with you today. I don't know if I'm having depression or not but sometimes I don't feel anything, I wanna cry but tears don't come out of my eyes I don't know what is happening to me, is it a depression or just I'm thinking too must. I tried to find regarding this on google but no result. So here today I'm writing to you if this is a depression, if yes, then how to handle this.
Hi Aafreen, thank you for your message. I am not a professional by any means, if you are not feeling yourself, I would suggest you see a professional as soon as possible. A Psychologist, Psychiatrist or even a Counselor trained in that area will be able to assist and help you manage it, if you do indeed suffer from depression. Do not just leave it and hope it will get better, reach out to someone and please, however hard it may seem, look after yourself. It can be managed and the more you inform yourself on the topic, the better. I have included links that you might want to read or look at :-) https://youtu.be/XiCrniLQGYc and https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/dealing-with-depression.htm Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. I truly hope you get the help you need to live a meaningful and happy life again. Best Wishes.
Load More Replies...Interesting compositions, but not at all reflective of the experience of an actual person having this affliction. First... way too much color. Do you actually think people with depression feel, or see, any of this color in life? You cannot translate their experience to others using a medium depressed people can't even appreciate. Ironic, that.
People have different experiences with depression. For me I was numb. The visual world was one of the only things that interested me.
Load More Replies...I've seen many photo projects about depression but this particular one got me.
Me too, the last one Barren described me and almost had me in tears.
Load More Replies...Janelia great work. May I share one of your photos on Instagram ? Of course by crediting you:)
Sure you may. Thank you for asking :-)
Load More Replies...Your photographs are simply fabulous! Which is to say so are you. What haunts you, inspires you. What hurts you, gives you talent.
Sad but beautiful. Captures that feeling of never quite being yourself. Thank you for sharing
désolée je ne sais pas pourquoi il y a eu des erreurs dans mon précédent post. En tous les cas j'aime votre travail, et je voudrais écrire une métaphore sur ce qu'est la dépression. J'aurais souhaité vous contacter par mail dans l'idéal, mais sinon j'ai adoré vos clichés.
Je suis actuellement en train de faire des recherches pour écrire une métaphore sur la dépression. Votre travail m'a permis de voir une autre facette de cette maladie, et m'a beaucoup inspiré. J'aurais souhaité vous contacter, en tous les cas je suis admirative de vos clichés.
Just and incredible series of art work by Janelia Mould that is so well thought out and beautifully executed. I felt moved and understood by just looking at these images and even though I am a male the emotion it creates crosses all boundaries.
What a beautiful and touching series. I hope and wish you get better soon.
Sorry. I typed 'Aafreen' and the stupid spell checker must have thought I made a mistake!
Hiii Janelia, I'm Aafreen, I wanna share something with you today. I don't know if I'm having depression or not but sometimes I don't feel anything, I wanna cry but tears don't come out of my eyes I don't know what is happening to me, is it a depression or just I'm thinking too must. I tried to find regarding this on google but no result. So here today I'm writing to you if this is a depression, if yes, then how to handle this.
Hi Aafreen, thank you for your message. I am not a professional by any means, if you are not feeling yourself, I would suggest you see a professional as soon as possible. A Psychologist, Psychiatrist or even a Counselor trained in that area will be able to assist and help you manage it, if you do indeed suffer from depression. Do not just leave it and hope it will get better, reach out to someone and please, however hard it may seem, look after yourself. It can be managed and the more you inform yourself on the topic, the better. I have included links that you might want to read or look at :-) https://youtu.be/XiCrniLQGYc and https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/dealing-with-depression.htm Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. I truly hope you get the help you need to live a meaningful and happy life again. Best Wishes.
Load More Replies...Interesting compositions, but not at all reflective of the experience of an actual person having this affliction. First... way too much color. Do you actually think people with depression feel, or see, any of this color in life? You cannot translate their experience to others using a medium depressed people can't even appreciate. Ironic, that.
People have different experiences with depression. For me I was numb. The visual world was one of the only things that interested me.
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