NUMBNESS2022
KELLY‘S SCOPE
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT
CREATIVE DIRECTION
FASHION STYLING
IMAGE EDITOR
(FEATURING LAITH NAORI & PHOTOGRAPHED BY CASTIEL )
NUMBNESS IS A CREATIVE INTEPRETATION OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE PANDEMIC TWO YEARS PRIOR. ACCORDING TO 2022 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORT, THE GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY INCREASED BY A MASSIVE 25%. THE SURGE WAS DRIVEN BY SOCIAL ISOLATION, FEAR OF INTERACTION, AND FINANCIAL STRAIN. EMOTIONAL NUMBNESS IS COMMON AND OFTEN A SEVERE INDICATION OF DEPRESSION. THIS WORK IS AN ARTISTIC POTRAYAL OF FEELINGS OF DISCONNECT, SHUT DOWN, AND THE INABILITY TO EXPERIENCE CERTAIN EMOTIONS. 

THROUGH THIS WORK, WE ARE AIMING TO ELABORATE AND RESONATE WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILIAR INDICATIONS.
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