![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ed2fcb223d878d7a8b98a659b2bbedb836c820e1c8b51a749337c3d73ea7b25/01Nano.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a50f6adb7b6c3ba226fa6d199546e8b707d4cef5237e0e3a18dabcedb5d59ce2/achroweb-3e.jpeg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f0e06be0590605410115cb003c4dbeb7723b8ec1a0f01c2ac5bba6be098f8f2/achroweb-108d.jpeg)
![Achromatic](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a869dab35c8df1a4de9629b973ce00c79818654cdbf4e44968cdeb4de215a59/AC0.jpg)
![Because black will steep your coffee,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1061ca0a389452836ab4476979a378c1a95d953191c108c889a84d0e0a18960d/AC2.jpg)
![you add three creams, one sweetener.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9fd4703d5a63c683bd5fd5d5799567248fc7af2733311cbd565e5d279c6d2c9/AC3.jpg)
![Because black will end the day,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44014e64ec1fa7ce32c63bc2c2fa9deabbaef7d75f6a4a90b327d577c0ef72c5/AC4.jpg)
![long blue hour walks, with the dog; chasing the infinite stars.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/763d7c2378d7433d4e391d604fc284c7639f253e8913650a7eef13dbe498b69a/AC5.jpg)
![Because black will char cookies,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5654e96e1b7c65e46db6231acb603714459d6684c3941ba0d75f478896e03f71/AC6.jpg)
![I microwave your mac and cheese for midnight-breakfast.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50ce943e4c958a2e1a946cad214f228f4292bf56d2146b1c20f503dc033cc981/AC7.jpg)
![Because black will live in disguise,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95b8a6b5e2a625fa7c22d329e4730debbf58d527e81140b666650cecc73c2ca1/AC8.jpg)
![your twin does not have your laugh, your smile, your chestnut eyes.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e911912a7147c4c5669c1eacf0b6c3ed3236143606e4f182a2cf52b85dc83bf8/AC9.jpg)
![Because black will sink into the mind,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8aa8a57927f9e6defb3cad343793da6e848d1cdccf2f16d649fac29e22a0baf1/AC10.jpg)
![our mixtapes need long car rides, endless ash roads; volume maxed.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2813bf5b34c53ae507b84f1fc6b403006f22ffae386b7dc4f16fae5fee3b1392/AC11.jpg)
![Because black will scorch the ground,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af67812cba697eaf246ff7ef8543ae02d8c25588a59126b28a33c8fd67d53ba5/AC12.jpg)
![× buildings engraved with copper can still reach the cotton candy clouds.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7582f2cc408a6f4d5d2c9b6f11956a9bfefe34ce4ef192410e5672cf1a879866/AC13.jpg)
![Because black will suppress the voice,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3414dc7620b21c139704f74f121112d45f091b6d661dbacd9fafcf5c06db384a/AC14.jpg)
![your face flushed rose, shouting lyrics to that one song at the bar.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/01a2215f387446aca63a151b79d6687ea2017d72b222e583c7cfcbe82daae1dd/AC15.jpg)
![Because black will rot the wood,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c43e8aab8408eec7a911677b5cc0af8a36d7ced3954b8b3b905f70fe07cfa9b8/AC16.jpg)
![I promised you golden lemon trees, in the front yard, with a tire swing.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b91516de740f07b5dba0b7686019885386775c897fe327c200df1ad4a7c3df6/AC17.jpg)
![Because black will remain permanent,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a654eae9bf036c93f8591bf8971cefb9a44771fee7e878f2bc2e5dfe05e6dd7e/AC18.jpg)
![I play connect the dots with the red beauty marks, found on the side of your hips.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/383dd21055519a9517cc9cf4044254a5624527a70a0b59ed545bf3fde891265a/AC19.jpg)
![Because black will fade to grey,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66cb8b4ebe11df6d620404ffe8eabea602622d23928d115b3f885aab1a52e3f4/AC20.jpg)
![random white hairs on your body does not mean you have lived.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a4c8d8038b0eb250cd97acdacf7beb591ec4b5a2b16b55815b857a3dc1d89a3/AC21.jpg)
![An accident, but your are not a mistake,](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0fff71b3a4d710372a1fd0bc77cc95f7c2e7c729b7635e61ab784d42124d243/AC22.jpg)
![Because black will not be the final colour.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/071801ba3e731092a7ccfe9927fdc7633b4c80724632e62502717b95aaf15c79/AC-23.jpeg)
![To a friend. And another day.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d59d098aa95242f704d4349f528e440c7a11f329e70dbd57cf412d5df70ebac/AC1a.jpg)
Achromatic︎2017
Achromatic, is a poem that tries to convince someone to stay and not give up. The poem addresses the reader and anyone who suffers from depression. Having them relate to their own experiences and find these glimpses of hope encouraging. The phrases of black that begin each stanza represent the negative aspects in life (which comes in all shapes and forms) that can weigh someone down. But each stanza ends off with a colour involved, reminding the reader that there is a positive aspect to life; even through mundane experiences that are ordinary. Creating a colour swatch but also a poem that can fit into someones pocket can be a token or reminder for anyone who is struggling with depression, or needs words of encouragement to keep going in life.
This piece was showcased in OCAD U's student exhibition Conquering Me, March 2018. It is a student exhibit dealing with themes of anxiety and depression. And shines a spotlight for discussion, combating against stigma.
This piece was showcased in OCAD U's student exhibition Conquering Me, March 2018. It is a student exhibit dealing with themes of anxiety and depression. And shines a spotlight for discussion, combating against stigma.