I'm The Sort Of Person Who Likes

Beauty Has Been Democratised. No Longer The Preserve Of Movie Stars And Models But Available To All. But While The Invitation To Beauty Is Welcomed, It Has Become Not So Much An Option As An Imperative.

I Thought Of The Analyst Winnicott's Observation: 'it Is A Joy To Be Hidden But Disaster Not To Be Found'.

Fat People Are So Rarely Included In Visual Culture That Fat Is Perceived As A Blot On The Landscape Of Sleek And Slim.

Not That It Was Twiggy's Fault, But The Ubiquity Of Her Image Created A Sense In Young Women That To Be Stylish Meant To Be Skinny, Flat-chested With An Ingenue Face And Straight Hair.

The Analyst's Psyche Operates As A Kind Of... Something To Hold On To While Somebody's Going Through Therapy, If They're Deconstructing Their Own Psyche, If That's Cracking Up In Some Way, Or Dissolving.