Human Sublime

A few years ago, I was diagnosed with a somewhat common mental health issue—depression and anxiety, and presenting binge eating disorder. While having a diagnosis can feel good, as there is a lot of power in finding out what is wrong and clearing the way to recovery, it also felt as if labeling it was not enough. 

What I felt was not just one word; it was a mix of several different emotions and mindsets that would constantly shift, readjust, and change again. Labeling it was not enough.

This project will shed some light on those feelings through photography. The project's goal was to create a visual representation of all the emotions that might be going through someone's mind simultaneously.

Why ‘Human Sublime’?

The word sublime has been used, throughout time, to describe events related to religion, or spiritual events, things that are out of our comprehension but still beautiful. The Human Sublime, therefore, means looking at our inability to understand ourselves but still finding beauty in our lives and bodies.