My first introduction to Febe Zylstra was by accident, when a friend and I stumbled across the Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland (MIFQ) annual art exhibition just over a year ago. I was only recently recovered from my own encounter with depression, and was immediately drawn to see what this show was all about. Outsider Art is a peculiar thing. It’s not always visually appealing, but that’s not really the point. Art as therapy doesn’t create art that’s pretty, it creates art that’s necessary. And relief from mental illness is attractive in whatever form it takes. It requires a lot of … Continue reading Febe Zylstra’s Fight or Flight