Gaby Verdooren

Personal Folklore

A series of works on mental health and self-healing through symbols and esoterica.

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I create to know myself, to understand myself, to be more in tune with myself. The act of creation for me is the act of opening my soul to the world at large. It is an introspective performance, looking within and gathering from within.

There is an unspeakable nature to mental illness, a feeling like muteness. Painting has always been my way of communicating what I feel is incommunicable, and something I find difficult to speak on. It’s both part of my day-to-day, something I cope with, and something that causes me pain. However, where I’ve found deep hurts, I’ve also been able to find deep understandings. Finding myself engrossed in symbolism, nature, and placing my comforts to paper. Explaining what is unexplainable through hidden correspondences. This is my Personal Folklore.

Website: Gabyverdooren.com

Instagram: @b.ruja