PEDRO HERRAIZ
GLOOM
Almazepan
2024
Mixed media on cardboard.
Multiple layers.
142x142x22 cm.
Mental health is an exponentially growing problem, especially in the developing world, and at the same time a taboo we don’t want to talk about. More than 500 million people worldwide suffer from depression or anxiety.
Nearly 1 million commit suicide each year, making it the second leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 15 and 30.
Sales of pharmaceuticals to help us maintain our rhythm of life are growing at the same rate. Gloom are pills to combat the pain of the soul with all the baroque aesthetic paraphernalia of Christian cardiomorphosis.