You Are Not Alone

Creative expressions of lived mental health experiences


Lucy Goodman, John Dempsey, Hana Carpenter, Viddyz, Matt Connolly, Jasmine Hope.



07 - 26 May 2022

Online 3D virtual exhibition here.


The second instalment of a series of community exhibitions curated by Jasmine Hope continues to raise awareness and empower people within our community to share their journey with mental illness using artistic expression.


“This idea first came about in 2019, inspired by my own lived experience of mental illness and that of those around me. I was painting as an outlet for my emotions and felt the need to show people, to expose people to a visual representation of what was happening in my head and help them to understand what I was experiencing.”


Jasmine’s objective is to facilitate understanding, spark conversation and encourage others to build healthy relationships with those around them who live with mental illness.


All artists are local to the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board area.


Jasmine Hope is an artist who primarily uses acrylic paint to create paintings in a fluid art style. She is currently undertaking a Certificate of Health and Wellbeing at Unitec with a focus on mental health and addiction. Jasmine is a Change Agent for The Heart Movement. Change Agents are aspiring change makers within the community. They play an active role in building healthy relationships in their organisations and other networks.



11 Mayfair Place, Glen Innes, Auckland



You Are Not Alone is proudly supported by The Heart Movement and TGTB Charitable Trust through funding from Lotto NZ.

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“Reflective Rabbit”
Lucy Goodman, 2022

Framed cartoons
300mm x 300mm

“Reflections”
“Flowers” (4x images)
“Digging Deeper”
“Crumbs”
“Luggage”
“Unhappy Endings”

I created these cartoons to reflect the bittersweet emotions I feel about my time in therapy. I found the experience of learning about myself to be immensely challenging, while ultimately rewarding. Cartooning allows me to express overwhelming feelings in their most simple form, lessening their intensity. My aim is to illustrate the irony in a painful situation, and I hope that using elements of humour makes my work accessible to others.

$30 incl GST each, negotiable
Contact: @reflectiverabbit on IG
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“Reflective Rabbit”
Lucy Goodman, 2022

Framed cartoons
300mm x 300mm

“Reflections”
“Flowers” (4x images)
“Digging Deeper”
“Crumbs”
“Luggage”
“Unhappy Endings”

I created these cartoons to reflect the bittersweet emotions I feel about my time in therapy. I found the experience of learning about myself to be immensely challenging, while ultimately rewarding. Cartooning allows me to express overwhelming feelings in their most simple form, lessening their intensity. My aim is to illustrate the irony in a painful situation, and I hope that using elements of humour makes my work accessible to others.

$30 incl GST each, negotiable
Contact: @reflectiverabbit on IG
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“How Are You Doing?”

John Dempsey, 2022

CGI photographic print on Fuji gloss paper, mounted on dibond with gloss laminate
400mm x 711mm x 3mm

This piece explores the topic that mental health is often completely invisible to others. The Rubik's cube in the foreground is instantly recognizable, colourful and has a defined order. This represents how a person appears to others at a superficial level. In the cracked vanity mirror, a different story. The reflection is greyscale and the cube in the reflection is scrambled, scruffy and deflated. This represents how the same person suffering from mental illness may feel inside themselves. The artwork was created on a computer using the same software tools that are often used to create 3D art assets for video games. I modelled the main scene and cube in Blender and created realistic materials using Adobe Substance. I imported my cube into zBrush, created a cloth simulation and made my cloth cube collide with a virtual floor. This created the deflated cube. Back in Blender, I finalized the staging, lighting and configured a virtual camera. The main trick to this image is that there are actually 2 scenes with exactly the same staging and lighting. One has the good cube and one has the deflated cube. The two scenes were rendered (mathematically calculated to create an image) seperately but composited together to create the effect of an impossible reflection. The compositing, final adjustments and print preparation were done in Adobe Photoshop.

$695 incl GST
Contact: hello@harbourscape.com
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“How Are You Doing?”

John Dempsey, 2022

CGI photographic print on Fuji gloss paper, mounted on dibond with gloss laminate
400mm x 711mm x 3mm

This piece explores the topic that mental health is often completely invisible to others. The Rubik's cube in the foreground is instantly recognizable, colourful and has a defined order. This represents how a person appears to others at a superficial level. In the cracked vanity mirror, a different story. The reflection is greyscale and the cube in the reflection is scrambled, scruffy and deflated. This represents how the same person suffering from mental illness may feel inside themselves. The artwork was created on a computer using the same software tools that are often used to create 3D art assets for video games. I modelled the main scene and cube in Blender and created realistic materials using Adobe Substance. I imported my cube into zBrush, created a cloth simulation and made my cloth cube collide with a virtual floor. This created the deflated cube. Back in Blender, I finalized the staging, lighting and configured a virtual camera. The main trick to this image is that there are actually 2 scenes with exactly the same staging and lighting. One has the good cube and one has the deflated cube. The two scenes were rendered (mathematically calculated to create an image) seperately but composited together to create the effect of an impossible reflection. The compositing, final adjustments and print preparation were done in Adobe Photoshop.

$695 incl GST
Contact: hello@harbourscape.com
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“Pandemonium”
Hana Carpenter, 2020

Oil paint on board
590mm diameter

This work was made during covid lockdown. Making is crucial for my mental health. More broadly, my work references ultrasound/sonography. I began making this body of work when my youngest son was undergoing heart bypass surgery, and we spent a lot of time in hospital. I feel uncomfortable in a medical environment, and holding him for various procedures was challenging. But I was also fascinated by the echocardiogram imagery of his heart generated on a screen in a darkened hospital room. The hidden terrain of the body is both terrifying and beautiful, and painting helps me to process and face the unknown.

$390 incl GST
Contact: hana.carpenter.hc@gmail.com
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“Pandemonium”
Hana Carpenter, 2020

Oil paint on board
590mm diameter

This work was made during covid lockdown. Making is crucial for my mental health. More broadly, my work references ultrasound/sonography. I began making this body of work when my youngest son was undergoing heart bypass surgery, and we spent a lot of time in hospital. I feel uncomfortable in a medical environment, and holding him for various procedures was challenging. But I was also fascinated by the echocardiogram imagery of his heart generated on a screen in a darkened hospital room. The hidden terrain of the body is both terrifying and beautiful, and painting helps me to process and face the unknown.

$390 incl GST
Contact: hana.carpenter.hc@gmail.com
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“Equilibrium 1 and 2”
Hana Carpenter, 2021

Acrylic and oil paint on cotton paper
100mm x 800mm

$390 incl GST

Contact: hana.carpenter.hc@gmail.com

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“Equilibrium 1 and 2”
Hana Carpenter, 2021

Acrylic and oil paint on cotton paper
100mm x 800mm

$390 incl GST

Contact: hana.carpenter.hc@gmail.com

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“Hinemoana’s Lullaby”
Viddyz

Acrylic paint on canvas
1000mm x 500mm x 38mm

This self portrait illustrates how I deal with anxiety. Angst is embedded within the tentacles. They’re piercing through the skull and escaping the mind. They’re growing, tangling on themselves, making it hard to breathe, hard to move and hard to speak. The tentacles release their grasp when they’re near the moana, here they are calm. I try to embody moana. I imagine the sun's warm reflection on her glassy face. I remember the sway of her currents. I catch her salty scent in the mist of her waves. I feel her embrace and I hear her lullaby putting the tentacles to sleep.

$250 incl GST negotiable

Contact: tamarikivicky@gmail.com

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“Hinemoana’s Lullaby”
Viddyz

Acrylic paint on canvas
1000mm x 500mm x 38mm

This self portrait illustrates how I deal with anxiety. Angst is embedded within the tentacles. They’re piercing through the skull and escaping the mind. They’re growing, tangling on themselves, making it hard to breathe, hard to move and hard to speak. The tentacles release their grasp when they’re near the moana, here they are calm. I try to embody moana. I imagine the sun's warm reflection on her glassy face. I remember the sway of her currents. I catch her salty scent in the mist of her waves. I feel her embrace and I hear her lullaby putting the tentacles to sleep.

$250 incl GST negotiable

Contact: tamarikivicky@gmail.com

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“Hauora kei Tāmaki”
Matt Connolly

Framed photography print
220mm x 305mm x 20 mm

The imagery presented depicts the vital life source within Tamaki, the concepts and creative outlets that photography allows me to capture and share with the world. The message of advocating the creative and fine arts aids good mental health, equally the importance of our people's wellbeing and connection to the environment as caretakers of our natural resources.

Price negotiable

Contact: tacticaltrainingsolutions01@gmail.com

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“Hauora kei Tāmaki”
Matt Connolly

Framed photography print
220mm x 305mm x 20 mm

The imagery presented depicts the vital life source within Tamaki, the concepts and creative outlets that photography allows me to capture and share with the world. The message of advocating the creative and fine arts aids good mental health, equally the importance of our people's wellbeing and connection to the environment as caretakers of our natural resources.

Price negotiable

Contact: tacticaltrainingsolutions01@gmail.com

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“Nothing Can Dim the Light that Shines from Within”
Jasmine Hope, 2022

Acrylic paint, glitter, gloss varnish on wooden door
1980mm x 610mm x 35mm

This artwork is representative of hope. The imagery is of a nature and galaxy landscape. This reflects the divine nature we have within us. It also is intended to bring the viewer to a peaceful environment. The gold glitter between the panels represents inner strength and hope, shining through the darkness. The metaphor of the door represents the opening of a pathway into yourself. The quote is by a wonderful role model of mine, Maya Angelou.

$95 incl GST negotiable

Contact: jasmine@rakautautoko.com

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“Nothing Can Dim the Light that Shines from Within”
Jasmine Hope, 2022

Acrylic paint, glitter, gloss varnish on wooden door
1980mm x 610mm x 35mm

This artwork is representative of hope. The imagery is of a nature and galaxy landscape. This reflects the divine nature we have within us. It also is intended to bring the viewer to a peaceful environment. The gold glitter between the panels represents inner strength and hope, shining through the darkness. The metaphor of the door represents the opening of a pathway into yourself. The quote is by a wonderful role model of mine, Maya Angelou.

$95 incl GST negotiable

Contact: jasmine@rakautautoko.com

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“Nothing Can Dim the Light that Shines from Within”
Jasmine Hope, 2022

Detailed photo

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“Nothing Can Dim the Light that Shines from Within”
Jasmine Hope, 2022

Detailed photo

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(L)“Take Me to the Hospital” Jasmine Hope, 2019

Acrylic paint and ink on canvas 410mm x 350mm x 20mm 


This was painted during a particularly difficult time of my life. I was struggling with my own mental health and many people close to me were too. This painting is what inspired the first mental health exhibition I curated, in 2019. I felt that it as easier to express my feelings to others through art. There was no need to use words to communicate my state of mind, the gore and chaos in the imagery speaks for itself.


Not for sale 


(R)“Damaged Goods” Jasmine Hope, 2019 


Acrylic paint and ink on canvas 200mm x 200mm x 20mm 


$30 incl GST Contact: jasmine@rakautautoko.com

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(L)“Take Me to the Hospital” Jasmine Hope, 2019

Acrylic paint and ink on canvas 410mm x 350mm x 20mm 


This was painted during a particularly difficult time of my life. I was struggling with my own mental health and many people close to me were too. This painting is what inspired the first mental health exhibition I curated, in 2019. I felt that it as easier to express my feelings to others through art. There was no need to use words to communicate my state of mind, the gore and chaos in the imagery speaks for itself.


Not for sale 


(R)“Damaged Goods” Jasmine Hope, 2019 


Acrylic paint and ink on canvas 200mm x 200mm x 20mm 


$30 incl GST Contact: jasmine@rakautautoko.com

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