Stella Meyer

Works

Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau
„Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau“ is an ongoing portrait work about people who have Bipolar Disorder. Every day, they and 2.5 million other people live with it on a daily basis in Germany. Statistically, bipolarity is one of the most common mental illnesses here. The percentage of misdiagnoses is 60% and on average it takes up to eight years to get a correct diagnosis.
One in four tries to take their own life.
Harald Fritz (73 years, retired, bipolar form not clear) in Hildesheim portrays in the living room with pipe. His self-staging on the subject of bipolarity.
Jan Bischoff (41 years old, runs a software company, seasonal bipolarity) portrayed in Berlin. His self-staging on the subject of bipolarity.
Ulrike Diemer (58 years, puppeteer a. o., Bipolar 1) in Hildesheim portrays with hand puppet in the living room. Her self-dramatization on the subject of bipolarity.
Eugen Binazs (61 years old, leads a self-help group for bipolars) in Hildesheim portrayed. His self-staging on the subject of bipolarity.
Verena Kammerer (56 years old, psychologist, suffers from bipolar 1) portrayed in her apartment in Berlin. Her self-staging on the subject of bipolarity.