The exhibition itself is a concise explanation of the key areas in psychoanalysis, with references to the most well known names who developed and pushed the boundaries of discovery. Having not studied psychology since my A-Levels a couple of years ago I was slightly anxious I wouldn't be able to understand the trains of thought, but I found it relatively easy to pick up the theories and explanations presented in the exhibit. With audio commentary at each station of the exhibition, I was able to stand and look at the artefacts and objects without having to read reams of text. However, what helped me relate to the information the best was the relativity of the contemporary art that sat alongside them.
I found the series of photographs by Claudia Guderian particularly interesting, her photos depicted the interior settings of a series of psychoanalysts' consultation rooms. On further investigation I discovered she had an exhibition of these photographs at the Freud Museum back on 2004, and I think I will look at the idea of capturing such an emotionally charged space in terms of making work.
'Renate Kohlheimer, Wein'
'Sigmund Freud, London'
The exhibition "Psychoanalysis: The Unconscious In Everyday Life" is at the Science Museum until April 15th 2011.
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