What if depression was shown on the outside?
Would we still try to fight it alone?
Copyright Paul M. Falcone
Find the rest of the Consumed series here.
And find the model Ethan’s blog on nutrition and staying in shape here.
Consumed – Still Fighting
Dear Hope
Mental health advocacy through storytelling and art.
Dear Hope 
Very well done like always Paul!
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Thank you! =)
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I love this photo series, Paul. I was talking to a friend on Friday, who also suffers from depression, and he said something that stuck with me: “Depression is the only disease that you have to justify why you’re suffering.” Such a strong sentiment. That’s why this photo series means so much. If only people could see what we go through, then maybe they would understand.
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It’s a sad but true statement. Which is why for so many people it’s so hard to speak up and ask for help. Feel free to share these photos or the first post from the series (https://wemustbebroken.com/2015/05/16/consumed-losing-the-fight/) around to spread awareness. I appreciate the support and your generous words.
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I forgot to say how much I love the image at the top of the blog, Dear Hope–gorgeous and very intriguing. Is it free for others to use?
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That is actually going to change very soon as I’m working on making a logo that coincides with the background. That image is not mine and I need to get the new one up soon before problems arise. When I started the project of this blog I had no idea what would happen and how large it would grow. To be professional now I’m trying to use only creative commons images and ones of my own. But it is a wonderful picture isn’t it?
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Good job–yes, I love it!
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Hiya, just dropping a note. I find this a quality representation of artistic representation of depression. Thank you for expressing it. What other concepts and ideas are you thinking in regards to continuing this work?
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I also plan on expanding this to have 20 different entries. I’ll look at personifying different mental illnesses with body paint, along with multiple people in one shot. More details will come soon as I plan on working on these more again in the fall!
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What does the background represent in correspondence to the facial expressions?
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In a gallery-setting the pictures from the first consumed set (https://wemustbebroken.com/2015/05/16/consumed-losing-the-fight/) go along with this one. The first three with the female model go into the first three of this set, making each picture get a little darker. The first of the female model is shown in pure white, while the first for the male is already at a grey tone. Above the first three of each set, is the “final form. for the female the background is almost totally dark to symbolize being consumed, whereas for the male, it is a bright white, showing he hasn’t given up yet.
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