Disquiet: Vignettes of Anxiety
Rohama Malik
Anxiety is a frustratingly complex emotional state that can be helpful in small doses and utterly crippling in larger ones. In my book, Disquiet: Vignettes of Anxiety, I take the reader on a meandering journey interrogating my anxiety and its effects on me. In this self-reflective study, I ask questions about art making, the idea of anxiety as an inherited pattern of thinking, as well as what it means to work on a topic where my experiences and willingness to be candid may help my readers understand their own anxieties slightly better, or at least, feel less alone.
In this 8x10” book I have used coloured ink, digital collage, and found photos to explore representations of anxiety.
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For the installation of my work, I aimed to paint this mural on the wall with gold paint. It features a dominant pattern in my book, vines and flowers overlapping each other in a claustrophobic composition.
The following images are select spreads from my book.