In July 2018 we met at the airport, my brother and I. We were bound for Portugal, where my brother was about to undergo treatment for his heroin addiction. A visual essay following an Ibogaine treatment. By artist and curator, Sagit Mezamer The imagery in this essay is taken from drawings and photographs from Mezamer's new artwork - The Mother of Opium.
The use of psychedelic substances has been described as an ‘unspeakable primary experience,’ one that is personal and ultimately indescribable. The ineffable quality of such an experience, however, does not prohibit or invalidate attempts to explain it. The struggle to narrate one’s experience is instead an important endeavor. But, how does narration work if the psychedelic experience is truly...