The world’s current mental health crisis perhaps signals a dystopian future. Many works of art have already dealt with the different types of melancholy causing physical and mental symptoms. It seems timely, therefore, to address the possibility of a way out of the crisis, through medicine. What small steps can help individuals maintain their mental health and what are the possible solutions for society as a whole? And what role can photography play in all this? Eight creatives sought answers to these questions, examining and presenting ways that mean medicine might help, through the medium of the visual image.
