ID & super ego.

If there's something you should know about me, it's this, I like Freud.
Ever since i was in primary school and my dad would explain psychology to me, i was always interested in Freuds theories.they always seemed the most visual, the most artistic.in a way, they felt more tactile by relating not only to the mind and the brain, but the objects around us.I felt that one could interact with Freuds ideas without needing to look at the brain or mind as objects, but as ideas instead.When i studied psychology for myself at A level, i discovered that Frued is a tad out of fashion in the psychology world
, and for good reason as there have been many great advances in modern years with regard to the human mind.But for me Freuds theories were still interesting.i had no intention of becoming a clinical psychologist, and when i made my move to art college i knew that i could use my love of art and creating to express my interest in the visual and tactile nature of Freudian psychological theory.

but despite knowing i wanted to combine these two passions, i never thought i would get the chance to incorporate a third into my work....

....MINIATURES!

Below i present two dioramas, intended to depict the ID & the super ego, two elements of Freuds model of the subconscious mind.
(for those not familiar, i recommend looking them up on wikipedia rather than reading through a dull and cut down explanation by me.)
i wanted to use these dioramas to dispel the idea that the ID and super ego take the place of the "devil and angel" on someones shoulder.To me, both of these elements are devil and angel in equal measure, as each of them conflicts the other.the id may hold our primal desires that we suppress to stop ourselves getting beaten up, but without it we simply wouldn't have any drive.likewise, the super ego keeps us from killing people who cut in front us at theme parks, but it would gladly let us starve to death if it was left in control.for this reason i chose to use skeletons, not only to show the fatal nature of both these extremes, but also to provide an analogy for structure, a recognizable symbol that reflects the important nature of these two elements in keeping the mind together.

Now, sadly it seems these pictures get resized beyond all decency on this site, so here is a link to the full gallery.

you can find them on my facebook page here.

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 Here for the facebook adverse.