I am not a child
Dale completed a project in 2016 to help raise awareness of mental health in the young, drawing
inspiration from the time he spent painting and talking with teenagers in Edinburgh who live with
conditions such as anxiety, ADHD, autism and circumstantial trauma. The concept of being listened
to but not being heard was a strong component of Dale’s time with these teenagers. What they
chose to reveal about their lives and Dale’s own experiences come together to produce a powerful
and emotional body of work.
