An art student in Aberdeen has used his final project to show what its like living with a painful disease.
Matt Jolly, who studies commercial photography at the Gray’s School of Art, was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2007.
The condition forced the 32-year-old to leave his ten year long career as a chef.
Crohn’s is a form of Inflammable Bowel Disease (IBD), which can cause extreme tiredness, weight loss and various other forms of pain.
Mr Jolly used light-painting to depict the emotions and symptoms which people with the condition often go through.
He said: “I was a bit stuck with what to base my final major project on but knew I wanted to raise awareness of IBD since it is a condition that has a considerable impact on my life.
“With IBD largely being an invisible illness I felt it would be a good opportunity to create a series of imagery that reflect the symptoms and emotions that a sufferer of such a condition can experience, such as inflammation, pain, despair, sadness and isolation to name a few.”
Mr Jolly’s images will be on display at the art school on Garthdee Road from today until Saturday as part of the end of year show.
