Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau

2.5 million people live with a Bipolar Disorder in Germany. Statistically, it is one of the most common mental illnesses there. A project by Stella Meyer.

„Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau“ is

an ongoing portrait work about people suffering from Bipolar

Disorder. Every day, they and 2.5 million other people live with

it in Germany. Statistically, bipolarity is even one of the most

common mental illnesses there. The percentage of misdiagnoses

is 60% and on average it takes eight years to get a correct

diagnosis. One in four sufferers tries to take their own life.

A project by Stella Meyer.

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Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau. Harald Fritz (73 years, retired, bipolar form not clear) in Hildesheim portrays in the living room with pipe. His self-staging about bipolarity. 12.02.2022. Hildesheim, Germany. © 2022 Stella Meyer.

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Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau. Jan Bischoff (41 years old, runs a software company, seasonal bipolarity) portrayed in Berlin. His self-staging about bipolarity. 15.01.2022. Berlin, Germany. © 2022 Stella Meyer.

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Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau. Ulrike Diemer (58 years, puppeteer a. o., Bipolar 1) in Hildesheim portrays with hand puppet in the living room. Her self-dramatization about bipolarity. 09.06.2022. Hildesheim, Germany. © 2022 Stella Meyer.

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Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau. Jens Uwe Pagel (56 years, teacher, bipolar 1 & rapid cycling) in Hannover portrays outdoors. His self-staging about bipolarity. 07.06.2022. Hannover, Germany. © 2022 Stella Meyer. 07.06.2022. Hannover, Deutschland. © 2022 Stella Meyer.

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Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau. Verena Kammerer (56 years old, psychologist, suffers from bipolar 1) portrayed in her apartment in Berlin. Her self-staging about bipolarity. 15.01.2022. Berlin, Germany. © 2022 Stella Meyer.

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Manchmal ist der Himmel bunt und manchmal ist er grau. Eugen Binazs (61 years old, leads a self-help group for bipolars) in Hildesheim portrayed. His self-staging about bipolarity. 27.06.2022. Hildesheim, Germany. © 2022 Stella Meyer.

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