This project explores the role of objects in our relationships, both to each other and to ourselves. Is it not only about how objects can give us comfort but also about our ability to form relationships, and the nature of those relationships. Relationships which flow constantly between persons and objects. Thus, the clear resin represents an external object, which allows us to see the objects inside as internal objects. Feelings about my relationship with my mom, family, and childhood creep into the work. It’s the urge to express emotion through the medium of mark-making. I carry with me my memories of my past experiences. 

This series of objects explores the comfort that comes from interpersonal relationships and emotional connections, as represented by the internal objects associated with family, childhood, and my past. By integrating themes of objects relation theory and comfort, the work emphasizes the role of human connection in providing emotional support and comfort. I expect the audiences to reflect on the comfort they derive from meaningful relationships and the ways in which objects can serve 
as tangible reminders of those connections.

The manner in which this piece explores relationships both with inanimate objects and with significant individuals in our lives offers how society functions in regards to social bonds and human connection. Through encouraging people to reflect on their personal connections and emotions, the artwork provides empathy, comprehension, and dialogue regarding the complex dynamics of interpersonal connections in contemporary society.

The sculptures are separated into two parts which are internal and external object. Internal is the objects that have been preserved and external is the resin that form into the box like shape. In the context of object relation theory, a study from Melanie Klein, according to Fritscher (2013), there are two primary types of objects in object relations theory: external and internal ones. An external object is an actual person or thing that someone invests in with emotional energy. A whole object is a person as they actually exist, with all the positive and negative traits they embody.

An internal object is our psychological and emotional impression of a person. It is the representation that we hold onto when the person is not physically there, and it influences how we view the person in real life. Consequently, the internal object greatly impacts our relationship with the person that it represents. 

In the context of my work, Internal object is Formation. They develop through the process of introjection, in which people internalise features of their early carers into their psyche. This process often occurs throughout infancy and early childhood, \when children rely heavily on their carers for survival and emotional support. Children internalise representations of their carers’ qualities, behaviours, and emotional responses as they engage with them repeatedly. According to Miller’s research in ‘The comfort of things’ (Miller, 2008) Each chapter focuses on a different character or homes on the street. It demonstrates how our ‘objects’ represent a signal not only to others, but also to ourselves. We tell ourselves stories about who we are and what important to us by making decisions about what we have around us, what we gather, what we eliminate, and what we value. And objects that people are attached to can occasionally have their own vitality and life when viewed through the owner’s eyes. Their interaction with these objects can reveal information about their essential human relationships, both past and present. He stated that “people are not determined culturally or parentally but neither are they a free agent who chooses who they may become. Through the reinforcement of various influences at particular times, certain traits with come to characterise them.”

The clear resin embodies a reflective functioning in a way that allows the audience to see what objects have been preserved inside the resin. This creates a basis for analysis on self- reflection and childhood. Which allows for recognition of the different perspectives and experiences of others. Provoking the audience to try and understand the thoughts and feelings of others, fostering empathy and compassion. Further more, the audience is meant to take away the idea of introspection, allowing individuals to understand their own thoughts, emotions, and motivations. Object relation theory emphasises the value of reflective functioning. It refers to our capacity to understand ourselves and others in terms of intentional mental states, such as feelings, desires, wishes, goals and attitudes. UCL (2018) People who have strong reflective functioning can experience themselves as both subject and object, which allows them to gain self-awareness and insight into their own internal reality. When engaging in introspection or self-reflection, one may be an external object to oneself in this way. 













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