Original artwork description:

50 x 70 cm, paper and acrylic on linen canvas, 2023

Definition of "dissociation" by the MSD manual:

"Many people occasionally experience minor problems related to a gap in their memories, perceptions, identity and consciousness. A person may, for example, go somewhere in a car and then realize that they no longer remember the journey This may be because she was absorbed (by personal concerns, a radio program, or a conversation with a passenger) or simply daydreaming. This type of problem, called normal dissociation, does not occur. generally does not interfere with daily activities.

On the contrary, a person who suffers from a dissociative disorder can completely forget activities that they have carried out for several minutes, several hours, or even longer. She may feel like she is skipping a period of time. In addition, she may feel detached from herself (dissociated), that is, from her memories, her perceptions, her identity, her thoughts, her emotions, her body and her feelings. behaviours. Or she may feel detached from the world around her. As a result, his sense of identity, memory, and/or consciousness becomes fragmented.

Dissociative disorders involve the following:

- A feeling of detachment from oneself and/or one's environment (depersonalization/derealization disorder)
- An inability to remember important personal information, often associated with trauma or stress (dissociative amnesia)
- A fragmented sense of memory and identity (dissociative identity disorder)."

Materials used:

Paper and acrylic on linen canvas

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