‘I have been certified as mildly insane!’ 1992 - 1993

Wearing’s photographs explore how the public and private identities of ordinary people are self-fashioned and documented. For this series, Wearing stood on a busy street and asked passers-by to write down what was on their mind. She then photographed them holding their statements. A broad cross-section of people participated in the photographs. The series provides a fascinating social and historical document as it refers to the economic decline in Britain in the early 1990s as well as the expression of intimate thoughts or personal convictions. Gallery label, August 2018