Our Inner Monsters | Illustration Series

A self-initiated illustration series visualizing our inner monsters and experimenting with how certain shapes, abstract elements, and iconography can invoke specific emotions to enhance storytelling.

Without any text to pair with these drawings, can you guess what each piece symbolizes?

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☟ A bit more about these mysterious creatures:

In the depths of our souls reside "inner monsters" — the emotional or psychological challenges we carry within us. They take form as fears, insecurities, self-doubt, jealousy, anger, and sadness... casting shadows upon our paths and unsettling our hearts. Embracing these inner monsters means acknowledging their existence, understanding them, and finding ways to work with them rather than letting them control us.

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