Waterbaby, Sir William Samuel Henry Llewellyn.
Depressive realism
Depressive realism is the proposition that people with depression actually have a more accurate perception of reality, specifically that they are less affected by positive illusions of illusory superiority, the locus of control and optimism bias. The concept refers to people with borderline or moderate depression, suggesting that while non-depressed people see things in an overly positive light and severely depressed people see things in overly negative light, the mildly discontented grey area in between in fact reflects the most accurate perception of reality.
Helen’s new limbs, 1962, Francis Miller.
From Patterns In Nature by Peter S. Stevens, 1974.
Found in the Central St. Martins library. All photographs are milk on a granite surface, except that (e) is glycerin, food colouring and ink.
“It’s amazing that people believe everything is predestined but they still look both ways when crossing the road.”
— Stephen Hawking
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