The saying "the door is always open" to me, means that one can choose to end their lives whenever they would like, and therefore it doesn't have to happen immediately. Heavily inspired by Clancy Martin’s How To Not Kill Yourself (2023), I put together scenes made out of projection, LCD screens, and a rag doll to portray those moments; where one can tell themselves "i can do this later".

This concept still seems to be a taboo, where everyone already knows someone who has committed suicide. You’ve either heard of a distant relative, friend of a friend, a celebrity. It is always here, hiding in the dark. I don’t want it to be hidden in the dark.

We disregard personal suffering, thinking of coping mechanisms as an escape rather than investigating where our pain stems. I am bored by that way of thinking. I urge you to talk to the people in your life who are in pain, and to check in with them.

That said, let me explain the project.