Accidents, evocative objects and art: meanderings of the mind in the work of Christopher Bollas and Gabriel Orozco

This study offers an introduction to Christopher Bollas’s theoretical approach to thinking and the creative process, both within and outside of the psychoanalytic encounter. It also looks at selected works by the artist and sculptor Gabriel Orozco which help to illuminate Bollas’s thinking and underscore concepts related to self which are of interest not just to psychoanalysis and art, but to a much wider audience

"This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Marks, L. (2015), Accidents, Evocative Objects and Art: Meanderings of the Mind in the Work of Christopher Bollas and Gabriel Orozco. Int. J. Appl. Psychoanal. Studies, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aps.1437. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving."

Article first published online: 29 MAR 2015