In the western culture, blue is associated with sadness, melancholy
and depression; hence the expression: «feeling blue». However, dark blue
communicates excellence and high performances. It’s coldness can also
suppress appetite
In China, it’s associated with ghosts, torment and death. In Turkey, it symbolizes mourning.
I wanted to combine the meanings different cultures associate to blue with my personal ex- perience of the colour. When I think about blue, I feel the cold and loneliness of the disorder I am battling with ; Anorexia Nervosa. This mental health issue results in pushing oneself to the extreme and towards unsustainable ideals. Denying life, slowly leaving behind identidy to return to the original form; skin and bones..