In almost every African country the photographer visited, he saw mentally ill people chained to the floor.
That’s why the project is called ‘Condemned,’ because, for a lot of these people in these societies, that is what they are.
At Brothers of Charity Sante Mental, D.R. Congo: Family members are allowed to stay with the patients due to insufficient staff numbers to handle the ever growing population of the mentally ill. Relatives are often seen beating, and dragging patients whenever they misbehave.
