Music

Can Sound-Based Art Break Down the Stigma Around Mental Health?

AlanJames Burns is drawing a parallel between sound and mental health through psychoacoustic sound artwork. These pieces, performed in pitch black caves around Ireland, are designed to recreate the human thought process and mental health overall. The entire experience mimics the way the mind works, and comments on many mental health struggles, such as hearing voices or having anxiety. Through depicting the mind with sound, Burns is breaking the stigma and spreading the word about mental health.

2015: When Music Destroyed Mental Health Stigma

2015 marks the year that talking about mental health in the entertainment industry was de-stigmatized. The Guardian takes a look at mental health challenges and their prevalence among artists, and comments on the importance of contributing to the discussion around mental health.