Chapters 9 & 10

Chapter 9 - What Dies Inside

(sorry, forgot to take a picture of the finished book)

Encyclopedia volume, gesso, lead, wire, porcelain

Blind embossing

9.5" x 13.25" x 7.5"

Death is not the most painful loss in life. The most painful loss is what dies inside us while we're still alive.

Quote by Nishan Panwar

Chapter 10 - The Biggest Loss 

9.5" x 13.25" x 1"

Encyclopedia volume, gesso, lead, photographs

Blind embossing, transfers

One psychological element has been established beyond reasonable doubt, and that is the concept of loss. Loss in all of its manifestations is the touchstone of depression. In the progress of the disease and, most likely, in its origin.

Passage from Darkness Visible by William Styron. I can really relate to this passage; for me loss of control and loss of myself were the biggest and most devastating elements of my illness.