linocut print; 8×10”
“Help Behind a Paywall explores the issue of inaccessible therapy. Of how many can be carrying the same weight, but due to the barrier of money/income, not all get the same help. This issue means a lot to me because I personally have struggled with mental health, and know what it’s like to feel helpless, like there’s no solution. The money in the middle represents what one must “cross” to get to treatment. It’s the idea that therapy is hidden behind a paywall that makes it restrictive. Some important details are how the person on the therapy side still has the blocks, but instead of being forced to carry them or drag them, they are sat next to them, and one of the blocks is being helped by the therapist. This expresses even with therapy one will likely still feel pain, but it can be better handled and dealt with.”
ARTIST BIO: Olive LINDSAY is a grade 11 student at Summit Country Day School studying art under art teacher Carrie Barnett.