Beautiful Minds
These pictures are part of a 3-year journey together with journalist Robin Forestier-Walker. It initially started by coincidence with just a few pictures at a private home in Tbilisi where mentally impaired people were taking care of after harsh ordeals in mental institutions in the country of Georgia. After a publication of these pictures people approached me and asked me to pursue the matter. So I did.
Mental health in Georgia is a subject shrouded in taboo where parents and family members suffer as much as the children because of lack of awareness and education on the matter. We've visited institutions where basic needs and help, let alone therapy, are basically not present. We've been to places where people with hardly any means tried their best to give the weakest a little comfort and respect. Our aim is to raise awareness and put some facts on the table without pointing fingers.
Mental health in Georgia is a subject shrouded in taboo where parents and family members suffer as much as the children because of lack of awareness and education on the matter. We've visited institutions where basic needs and help, let alone therapy, are basically not present. We've been to places where people with hardly any means tried their best to give the weakest a little comfort and respect. Our aim is to raise awareness and put some facts on the table without pointing fingers.