Self-Mutilation and Art Therapy
Violent Creation
Ranked #72 in Art Therapy
Diana Milia examines the effect of art therapy interventions with clients who harm their bodies. Her starting point is the definition of self-mutilation itself. In many cultures, self-mutilation is incorporated in sacrificial rituals as a means of healing the whole society. Body modifications such as scarification and tattooing are used in rites of purification, healing and maturity. Self-mutilation may also be incorporated in performance art.
Diana Milia draws out these aspects of self-mutilation, informing them with theories from psychoanalytical literature, to explain how... more
Diana Milia draws out these aspects of self-mutilation, informing them with theories from psychoanalytical literature, to explain how... more
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