The Art (s) of Traumatic Loss and the Work of Mourning: Art-Making, Collaboration, and the Journey from Bystander to Empathic Self-Witness with Donna Bassin, M.P.S, Ph.D
MAY 3, 2025
“In a dark time, the eye begins to see” Theodore Roethke – –
– Donna Bassin will give a two-part ‘artist talk’ informed by psychodynamic insights and illustrations from her artwork, public installations, and films, delving into her multifaceted ‘life-work’ as a psychoanalyst, community activist, filmmaker, and photo-based artist. The aftermath of September 11 profoundly influenced her artistic and clinical work, reshaping psychoanalytic perspectives on traumatic loss and collective mourning. Her long-term projects critically examine the psychological scars of war, the erosion of democracy, and, more recently, the climate crisis and the environmental destruction of our planet.