The poetics of mourning: reflection from the concept of transformational object
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https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2020v11n3suplp80Keywords:
mourning, psychoanalytic clinic, art.Abstract
Starting from the concept of transformational object formulated by Christopher Bollas, we discuss the transformative potential of aesthetic encounters. We present some reflections on a clinical experience lived with a patient going through mourning, and highlight her remarkable ability to use music, images and metaphors to tell about her emotional experience. Based on this clinical experience, we aim, in this article, to reflect on the transformational power of aesthetic objects in the analytical context, which seem to have an important role in the process of elaborating the mourning of this patient. Finally, we make some notes on the importance of the analytical encounter, in the transference-countertransference relationship, for the potential for transformation of the aesthetic encounters experienced in the analysis sessions.
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