I have dealt with depression most of my life, and I believe there should be more open communication about the subject, but I also know it can be hard for people who have never experienced it to understand how it feels. I made two pieces. The first one is how I view my own depression, and the second is how I view a close friend's depression. In both pieces, depression is depicted as a large foul monster that can never directly touch us, but holds immense influence over our lives, using their tools that can control how we see the world.