Kris' portrait and this audio story are part of our "Labelled" Exhibit. Kris' label is "BROKEN". Kris shares his personal experience dealing with mental health issues. "No one wants to admit that there's something wrong, because you can't see it," says Kris. As a bigger guy with tattoos, he explains that people are surprised when they learn his story. As he has become more open about his journey, he has also come to see that many people around him are able to relate to it.  

Jana is an artist and the curator of ‘Dear Disability’, a project dedicated to fostering openness and acceptance around people with disabilities and their experience. Jana experiences a learning disability herself and aims to advocate for people with disabilities and artists with disabilities by displaying portraits and letters of diverse individuals who are willing to be vulnerable and authentic with their life stories. Jana’s exhibit was featured in Empathy Week 2017.  

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