Trouble bipolaire (Histoires suisses 2019, par Matthieu Zellweger) - Swiss Press Award
Matthieu Zellweger
During the course of a year-long project about bipolar disorder, I shot in many different situations and with a good number of patients, healthcare providers, and relatives. For this image, I was embedded in the team of the emergency ward of a very large psychiatry hospital. This unit was closed and some patients denied the right to go out, often for their own safety. During that time, patients have only one horizon: the courtyard, here shielded from view by a curtain that was drawn on the open window. In addition to this literal locked-in, patients having the disease are often locked into their own world, not entirely in contact with reality as most people would perceive it. This may make it difficult to interact with them. - Zurich, Switzerland, 14 August 2018
Photo / Histoires suisses
2019
Matthieu Zellweger
Le trouble bipolaire a un impact considérable sur les patients et leurs proches. De nombreuses caractéristiques associées à la maladie (problèmes de consommation de substances, sautes d'humeur) sont non seulement stigmatisantes, mais aussi propices à une profonde solitude. Ce projet s'intéresse à la maladie et aux situations typiques rencontrées par les patients, oscillant entre réalité fortement médicalisée, stabilité et moments de perte de contrôle.
