Multiplicity of Self — Exploring the Connection Between Art and Human Nature

Abstract

My final project will be the outcome of my research materialisations of the Doppelgänger as a starting point also is the subject of the project, I am trying to link doppelgänger to DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) and analyze it from a psychological perspective. In addition, analyze the expression of emotion in artistic creation and explore the connection between art and the inner psychological essence of human beings. ‘Doppelgänger’ is a biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person. In my opinion, the doppelgänger is an external manifestation of Dissociative identity disorder (DID). DID is a mental health condition. People with DID have two or more personalities that change they behave. This article explores the connections between DID and the concept of a doppelgänger. In mysticism or fiction, a person’s doppelgänger represents their inner character or hidden aspect, or an illusion or projection of their actions. Additionally, it examines the projection of emotions by artists with mental illnesses onto their art pieces. In the practice of my project, my main materials include Tyvek, viscose velvet, reemay. What’s more, the staggered lines used in this work, show the switching and entanglement of different personalities in the concept of ‘Doppelgänger’. This work is made up of three pieces. Finally, I applied colours change print on the translucent fabric and overlapped them to present personality changes and split. I will give a detailed introduction in the following text.