ALTERED STATE

This project began minting Oct. 6th, the week of World Mental Health Day. altered_state is a series of 20 works exploring the many faces of mental illness and altered perception. The project was months in the making and grew out of more than 100 hours of creating and refining thousands of images. Each final work is paired with a 20-second audio clip, chosen from nearly hundreds of sounds to capture the right feeling. The art isn't labeled with specific illnesses or symptoms. That's intentional. Everyone experiences these struggles differently, and the goal is to leave space for personal interpretation. This project comes from lived experience — built with care and instinct, reflecting both the fracture and resilience of the human mind.