Disturbo bipolare (Storie svizzere 2019, da 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 / Storie svizzere
2019
Matthieu Zellweger
Il disturbo bipolare ha un impatto pesante sui pazienti e sui loro familiari. Molti aspetti associati alla malattia (problemi con sostanze, sbalzi d'umore) non sono solo stigmatizzanti, ma favoriscono anche una profonda solitudine. Questo progetto riguarda la malattia, le situazioni tipiche che i pazienti incontrano, oscillando tra una realtà fortemente medicalizzata, stabilità e momenti di perdita di controllo.
