Photography: “I am Seán”

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Working with Brazilian photographer Nayara Leite we worked on this project when we both lived in Queenstown, New Zealand. The series is called ‘I am Seán’ and contains 8 photos of me. On 7 of the photos we have included quotations of other famous people, both dead and alive, who have suffered with bipolar disorder & depression. I felt that their quotes spoke to me and told ‘my’ bipolar story also. The last photo in the series contains ‘facts’ about my own journey, really showing my writing on the wall.

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Article by Sean Sugrue
Seán is a native of Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry, returning to live in the area in 2017 after living overseas for 8 years. In 2012 Seán was diagnosed with bipolar disorder while living in New Zealand but it wasn’t until 2013 that he received proper treatment while spending time in hospital. Shortly after release from hospital Seán discovered the cathartic benefits of creative writing as a way to both analyse and voice his thought process around his own mental health. Seán has hosted, and co-hosted, regular poetry nights in his home town - some being fundraisers for mental health charities, and hopes to further explore and highlight mental health issues though visual art and poetry.
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