Mental health asylum portraits
by Linka Lipski
“These portraits are based on photographs of asylums patients in the 1800’s and early 1900’s which were used to illustrate medical narratives and diagnosis. It is often very hard to find information about these people. What were their names? Were they loved? Cared for as needed? By changing the nature of these portraits as art pieces in their own rights, I hope to change our perceptions. Will you wonder about them now?”
Linka Lipski works around themes of her personal trauma, mental health, and anatomical illustrations. The artist works with symbolism and composition to communicate difficult feelings, question them, or simply connect with a subconscious in need of expression.
Instagram: @linkalipski