Saskia A. Baker: https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/12320018-phantasmagoria

Evaluation

Overall the photobook has gone very well, my idea for it was to follow a narrative sequence of a person’s journey through mental deterioration, it starts with the protagonist going through mental health and personal problems, they then attempt to find a resolution to their pain through the supernatural and religion, they feel a calling, in the end their mental health becomes more severe as if they’ve been possessed by their obsession with the unknown.

The reason I made this photobook and the images within was to visually interpret hidden feelings and portray how they can feel. My intention was to make my images look chaotic and dramatic to try and capture strong emotions such as dread, anger and frustration which are common feelings associated with mental health problems like depression. The subject of depression in particular was my main inspiration when making this project.