Faces After Suicide
“The drawing’s thin ink lines portray the common threads of each one of our unique stories. Gaps and spaces in the artwork represent the pieces that are missing in our lives and how broken we feel, but we are not broken.”
Faces After Suicide is an exhibition that was created to support suicide loss survivors and help promote forward thinking on raising awareness.
In 2015, Lindsey began drawing loss survivors in her support group meetings, capturing the spectrum of emotional repercussions suicide can leave on the ones who are left behind.
The drawings began as something to keep her hands busy while listening to the group’s insightful, yet heartbreaking experiences. Because the group is confidential, the blind-contour lines allow her to keep the anonymity of the attendees. Each drawing is titled by who that person lost to suicide.
Son / Brother (left to right)
Son-in-Law
2 Sons
Aunt
wife
husband
sister
granddaughter
nephew
pandemic zoom meeting
granddaughter
husband
daughter
daughter
husband / son / son (left to right)
brother
brother
wife / husband (left to right)
untitled
brother
sister
self-portrait
son
son / son / brother (left to right)
pass
son
partner
son
wife / husband (left to right)
son
son
boyfriend
best-friend
father
boyfriend
husband & son
son-in-law
observing nursing student
pass
wife
son
husband
son / brother / attempt survivor / sister (left to right)
son
wife
observing nursing student
father-in-law / father (left to right)
grandson
son
son / son / daughter (left to right)
observing nursing student
Title:
Son / Brother (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
Son-in-Law
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
2 Sons
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
Aunt
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
wife
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
husband
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
sister
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
granddaughter
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
nephew
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
pandemic zoom meeting
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2020
Title:
granddaughter
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
husband
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2020
Title:
daughter
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
daughter
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
husband / son / son (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
brother
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
brother
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
Title:
wife / husband (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
untitled
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
brother
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
Title:
sister
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
self-portrait
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
son / son / brother (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
pass
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
partner
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
wife / husband (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
boyfriend
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
best-friend
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
father
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
boyfriend
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
husband & son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
son-in-law
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
observing nursing student
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
Title:
pass
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
Title:
wife
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
Title:
husband
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
son / brother / attempt survivor / sister (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
wife
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2017
Title:
observing nursing student
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
Title:
father-in-law / father (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
grandson
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2019
Title:
son
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2015
Title:
son / son / daughter (left to right)
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2018
Title:
observing nursing student
Medium:
ink on paper
Year:
2016
What To Expect At The Exhibition
The growing collection of ink drawings of suicide loss survivors
A growing wall of letters written by loss survivors to their deceased
(check out more info below if you would like to contribute a letter)
A growing table of resources donated by local and global awareness/ prevention organizations for viewers to take
Have you lost someone to suicide and want to be part of the Faces After Suicide Exhibition?