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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](https://christinazhu.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2fashion_mentalhealth_ChristinaSZhu.jpg)
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