“The paranoid-schizoid position is also characterized by the use of denial, in that what is split off from self or object is, in effect, denied existence or even “annihilated.””

“Klein described several clinical phenomena that are expressions of the paranoid-schizoid position. For example, projection of good parts of the self can result in a compulsive clinging to objects that have now become identified with what is vital to life.
Projection of bad persecuting aspects can result in terror and flight.“
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/lorigine-du-monde-69330
“Using nudity as a form of protest and a tool for critical thought, Deborah de Robertis’ works have consistently challenged patriarchal structures in the art world and beyond…”
“In these phantasies… the vagina becomes… a poisoned mouse trap.”






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