April 10 Monthly Meeting
Presenter: Sarah Gibson
Jungian analyst Sarah Gibson takes us on a sneak preview of her groundbreaking interactive project Re-enchantment, that has been three years in the making. It is a poetic and provocative act of creative interpretation of fairy tales, threading together interpretations from the perspectives of psychology, social history and popular culture.
Traditional fairy tales have a powerful hold on our cultural imagination. Adapted, revised and bowdlerized, they greet us in print and popular fiction, at the movies and in advertisements. They have been the inspiration for many visual artists and photographers. Sarah will introduce us to the extraordinary creative re-imagining of six fairy stories by international artists such as Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith and Paula Rego and the work by Australian artists Rosemary Valadon, Jasmina Cininas, Judy Horacek and Deborah Klein among others.
Exploring the ways fairy tales have provided creative inspiration deepens our connection to the mystery and enchantment of fairy tales. Sarah speaks of her own creative process and encourages us all to engage with and contribute to the Re-enchantment project.
SARAH GIBSON is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Sydney. Sarah trained with ANZSJA and works clinically with adults, with a particular interest in sandplay and creativity. She is also an artist and filmaker and has just completed Re-Enchantment - an interactive journey into the hidden world of fairytales, to be hosted by the ABC. Sarah lectures in Media Arts at the University of Technology Sydney. Her previous documentaries include The Hundredth Room and Myths of Childhood.