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March 25, 2006
Photographs of the Mentally Ill
Since 2003, images and voices of 55 mentally ill people have been on exhibit at museums and medical schools around the country. The creator of the exhibition, entitled "Fine Line: Mental Health/Mental Illness," is Michael Nye.
His purpose is to show the human being underneath the illness, and each picture is accompanied by an audio recording of the person telling his/her story. That story often resonates with the viewer's own story, and in that way tends to bring the viewer and the viewed together.
Each black and white photo tries to capture the essence of Nye's subjects, who include professors, parents, writers, artists, and war veterans. The collection took four years to put together. Information about the exhibit and the possibility of obtaining it is contained on his web site.
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Fine Line: Mental Health/Mental Illness, A documentary of voices, stories and portraits by Michael Nye
Posted by admin at March 25, 2006 08:59 AM