Negative transference

Anger and resentment. I began pasting the masking tape without any particular purpose, then I used mixed colours. When I removed the tapes, the figure on the left appeared demonic and angry, facing the black, which resembled a phallic shape.

6.9 × 9.8 inches, Mixed media. 2025

When a person's negative transference or destructive expectations are so strong and overpowering from the very beginning that they militate against establishing the most basic level of mutual trust.

[P. Clarkson, Therapeutic Relationship]

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