Biography
artist
historian
BIOGRAPHY
I am a scholar with a profound background in classical art training, holding a Master of Arts in History of Art and a second Master of Arts in Arts and Design from HEAD Genève (Haute École d’Art et de Design), Switzerland. I further pursued my academic journey by earning a Ph.D. jointly from Lausanne University (UNIL)/Institut des Humanités en Médecine (IHM/CHUV), Switzerland, and Vienna University (UNIVIE), Austria.
My interdisciplinary Ph.D. thesis merges the iconography of Viennese Modern Art self-portraiture with studies on hallucinations and altered perceptions of the self in psychopathology. This study sits at the crossroads of the History of Art and the History of Psychiatry. My research delves into the synergy between self-perception, the framing of self, and body representation in Schizophrenia and avant-garde self-portraiture, blending insights from Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and the Philosophy of Modern Art.
I specialize in researching body image alterations, or body illusions, across the extremes of pathological states such as Schizophrenia, as well as in trance and other altered states, along with 'normal' conditions, and Creative and exalted stances. My work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating concepts from Psychiatry, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Philosophy, and Symbolism to explore the multifaceted nature of self and body.
I am also the author of a unique teaching module "Madness-Creativity Controversy: A Historical Interdisciplinary Retrospective." I am currently a guest lecturer on this topic at various universities across Europe.
My interdisciplinary Ph.D. thesis merges the iconography of Viennese Modern Art self-portraiture with studies on hallucinations and altered perceptions of the self in psychopathology. This study sits at the crossroads of the History of Art and the History of Psychiatry. My research delves into the synergy between self-perception, the framing of self, and body representation in Schizophrenia and avant-garde self-portraiture, blending insights from Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and the Philosophy of Modern Art.
I specialize in researching body image alterations, or body illusions, across the extremes of pathological states such as Schizophrenia, as well as in trance and other altered states, along with 'normal' conditions, and Creative and exalted stances. My work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating concepts from Psychiatry, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Philosophy, and Symbolism to explore the multifaceted nature of self and body.
I am also the author of a unique teaching module "Madness-Creativity Controversy: A Historical Interdisciplinary Retrospective." I am currently a guest lecturer on this topic at various universities across Europe.
of
Art
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Psychiatry
I am open to engaging with research groups
and collaborating with universities and exhibitions interested in these compelling themes.
and collaborating with universities and exhibitions interested in these compelling themes.
terekhova
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