MindyAlperisatorturedandbrilliant56yearoldartistwhoisrepresentedbyoneofLosAngelestopgalleries.Acuteanxiety,mentaldisorderanddevastatingdepressionhavecausedhertobecommittedtomentalinstitutionsundergoelectroshocktherapyandsurvivea10yearperiodwithouttheabilitytospeak.Herhyperselfawarenesshasallowedhertoproducealifelongbodyofworkthatexpressesheremotionalstatewithpowerfulpsychologicalprecision.Throughinterviews,reenactments,thebuildingofaneightandahalffootpapier-machebustofherbelovedpsychiatrist,andexaminingdrawingsmadefromthetimeshewasachild,welearnhowshehasemergedfromdarknessandisolationtoalifethatincludeslove,trustandsupport.
