Artist: Mo Clark
Description of Art:
This piece is on a white rectangle canvas and was created using a variety of colorful markers. At the center of the piece is a side profile of a person in black ink. Inside the side profile where the brain would be is a plethora of colorful scribbles going in a circular motion. At the center of the scribes is a silver-colored semi colon. At the bottom right edge of the piece is the artist’s signature, black letters “MCC” with 3 dots under the letters.
Artist: Mo Clark (They/Them)
Interview:
This project has been exciting for a number of reasons but especially because we had the opportunity to talk to each of the artists about their piece. Here is just some of what Mo Clark (They/Them) shared with us on August 2nd, 2024.
Mo (They/Them) is a lover of art and music, in fact they can play the trumpet, cello, violin, mellophone, french horn, and guitar. They are a young adult living in a housing program for LGBTQ+ youth and they describe themself as both neurodivergent and disabled.
Describing their Art:
Mo shared that they have multiple “mental illnesses” but did not start to consider themselves as disabled until the government did. They said that the scribbles represented the “mess” in your head when you have multiple mental health conditions. The center of the scribbles is a semicolon, as a symbol for the chronic suicidality that they’ve dealt with.
“It’s a symbol to continue on and not stop.”
For Mo, a safe, stable, and nurturing environment is weapon free and encourages you to continue living life and writing your story.
“Not all disabilities are visible, they’re in your head and they’re messy.”