Introducing Tsoku Maela, who will be presenting as part of a panel titled 'Where is My Mind? Artists, healers and practitioners in conversation on mental health'.
Mental illness in black communities is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed or completely ignored. 'Abstract Peaces' is a visual diary of a subject at different stages of their depression and anxiety. Depression isn't all doom and gloom, it's an opportunity to face oneself and this is a result of going to places you hate the most about yourself and finding beauty.
See more at: http://abstractpeaces.tumblr.com/