i was here. is a dive through the closed door that mental health struggles usually hide behind. During the course of my undergrad studies, I have been battling through mental illnesses. To cope, I would jot down little notes, phrases, thoughts, etc. Whatever words collided with each other in a way that felt like anything went into my notes app. I took some of those notes and created a magazine. All of the imagery is made through hand processes like tape transfers, receipt prints, sewing leaves onto paper, etc. It is rough, raw, and textured, just like my mentality. The magazine is an attempt to show that even though someone can struggle with mental health, they are still a person. I'm still a person. I was in that place too. I survived myself.