A nest for the one too thin to make a sound when it break
A nest for the one too thin to make a sound when it breaks,
Photograph and mixed media on archival print, in a 30 × 30 cm wooden box (each), 2018
Twigs, strands of hair, tree bark, threads, and dried plants are arranged on photographs of human skin.
This work is based on Didier Anzieu's concept of the "Skin-Ego." According to Anzieu, skin serves as both a physical envelope and a psychic membrane—a boundary where the ego takes shape through contact, separation, and the sensation of being held.
Untitled (1), 2018
Photograph, plant matter, and transparent paper, 30 × 30 cm, in a wooden box
The materials appear embedded into the skin, neither completely outside nor inside. This visual condition demonstrates how trauma or contact leaves its impression on the surface of the Skin-Ego.
Untitled (3), 2024Photograph, bark, hair and transparent paper, 30 × 30 cm, in a wooden box
Untitled (2), 2018Photograph, plant matter, and transparent paper, 30 × 30 cm, in a wooden box
The transparent covering provides minimal protection: it shelters the materials without concealing them. This reflects the effort of psychic defenses to hold without being able to fully protect.
Untitled (4), 2024
Photograph, thread, and transparent paper, 30 × 30 cm, in a wooden box
Each composition is framed in a shallow wooden box. The box functions both as an actual container and reflects the early care environment described by Anzieu.
The word "nest" emphasizes the logic of providing a space where fragile life can rest until it becomes able to hold itself.