Seasonally Affected
By: Sylvie Meltzer
Artist Statement: “Seasonally Affected is a photographic performance project devised to ward off my thriving yearly Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I wondered if I could capture the storm within by learning to accept the one outside. Instead of losing myself in the dark, it was a declaration of letting go and a way to creatively rage against the things I couldn’t change.
Through a self-portrait every day for the entire month of July, I attempt to embody the season and look it directly in the eyes. What I discovered, by engaging Winter as a player in my creativity, was a new relationship with it - and a different conversation.”
Sylvie Meltzer is a performance artist, photographer, and mental health worker. Living in the deep south of Australia, Sylvie is Co-Creative Director of a beautiful non-profit, Satellite Foundation, that runs creative programs and workshops for young people in families with mental health challenges. Outside of that, she is passionate about collaboration and her own creative practice, and she continues to weave her personal explorations between these two spaces.Personal IG | Satellite Foundation IG | Satellite Foundation