“ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ, ᴇᴀᴄʜ ɴᴜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ɪꜱ ɪɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ, ᴀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ᴘᴏꜱꜱᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪɴᴄᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ꜱᴏᴜʟ.” “ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴛ ɪɴᴠᴀᴅᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀʏ ɪ ꜱᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅꜱ.” ʏᴠᴇꜱ ᴋʟᴇɪɴ (1928–1962) ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛᴜᴀʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇɢᴀʟᴏᴍᴀɴɪᴀᴄᴀʟ, ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜᴅᴏ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴇʟᴛ, ᴋʟᴇɪɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴇꜱᴛɪɴᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ. ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏɴᴏᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪꜱ ᴄʟᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴘʟᴀʏ ᴏꜰ 11 ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱᴇꜱ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɢᴇꜱᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴘɪᴄᴀꜱꜱᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ: “ᴍᴏɴᴏᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ: ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ.” ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜱᴛᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ “ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴅ,” ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ɢᴀʟʟᴇʀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰʀᴇꜱʜʟʏ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ. ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄꜱ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴄᴀʟʟ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴄᴜʀꜱᴏʀ ᴘʀᴇᴄᴜʀꜱᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴɪꜱᴍ. Artists of every form inspire me so I felt inclined to include a few that I feel were impactful in this collection for suicide prevention. — Eddie Reach help @988LifeLine ☎️ Send help @afspnational ❤️‍🩹 Sunflower grown and photographed by EddieLee21