Illustrations by Christina S. Zhu for Berliner Zeitung on mental health in the fashion industry

The Berliner Zeitung commissioned me for two illustrations on mental health in the fashion industry. The author examines a work culture that can foster mental illness, and what alternative paths might look like.

It was important for me in the illustration to convey a seriousness without too much darkness or gloom. I solved this with the choice of motif: One of the illustrations opens up a space of association, while the other draws on conceptual editorial imagery.

Many thanks to AD Uros Pajovic!

Illustration by German illustrator Christina S. Zhu on mental health in the fashion industry
Final result on Berliner Zeitung’s homepage