My Broken Reality emerged from a period when Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) defined how I saw myself and how I believed the world saw me. It existed behind a wall of secrecy and isolation, but internally it was anything but quiet — it was obsessive, repetitive, relentless.

Rather than explaining the condition, I chose to materialise it. Working with film, sound, and prosthetic intervention, I externalised the distortions I experienced — bringing the private architecture of BDD into physical space. The installation consisted of two video viewing rooms connected by dark, maze-like passages, creating a claustrophobic environment of loops, scrutiny, and fractured perception.

The work did not seek comfort. It sought proximity. By situating audiences inside a space shaped by distortion and self-surveillance, it disrupted passive viewing and challenged the distance through which mental health is often observed. Exhibited in the UK and the USA, the project became a catalyst for public and academic dialogue, shifting the conversation from stigma toward embodied understanding.

My Broken Reality marked a decisive shift in my practice. It moved beyond representation and into construction — building a public space capable of holding psychological intensity without softening, pathologising, or simplifying it.