OCD
OCD MAGAZINE
Limited Edition 3 of 3
Paperback, 21 x 25 cm
202 pages
The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is the fourth most common mental
disorder. In
the United States, one in 50 adults has
OCD. It affects all generations.
The OCD Magazine illustrates this
anxiety disorder from a different angle, such as translation of medical information into rich graphical
patterns and one of a kind artworks inspired by
real emotions and personal stories shared by volunteers, celebrities, children and mothers.
Among 202 pages, it introduces rare
imaginative visions based on paranoid
and psychotic thoughts of established filmmakers and artists
, like Michelangelo, Yayoi Kusama and
Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara.
Self assessment test to diagnose OCD
symptoms by using a screening form, prepared by Psychological Team from
University of Hamburg, and historical research based on Sigmund Freud’s Psychological Projection help to rediscover or identify oneself with complex mechanism behind the OCD.
Awards:
Winner, HSBC Bank Bursary, London
Semi-finalist, ADAA, California
Showcased at:
ADAA (Adobe), California
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford
Protege Gallery, Richmond, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROJECTION
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Collage inspired by Psychological Projection
theory which, in a nutshell, is a psychological defense mechanism where one person 'projects' his/her own undesirable thoughts, motivations or desires onto someone else.
Sigmund Freud and his daughter Anna both worked on defence mechanisms, adding five of their own
Showcased at:
Protege Gallery, Richmond, London
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
TOO MUCH THINKING ABOUT THINKING
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Collage inspired by metacognitive differences in obsessive-compulsive disorder described by Clinical Psychologist Sam Cartwright-Hatton.
‘Negative appraisals of intrusive thoughts and beliefs about the importance of thoughts are considered core mechanisms in cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder.’
Shortlisted for:
Saatchi Collage Showdown, Rock, Paper, Scissors Collection
Adobe Design Achievement Award, Semi-finalist
Showcased at:
Protege Gallery, Richmond, London
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
BABY'S ON FIRE
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Collage illustrating personal story of Diana Wilson, the OCD sufferer.
'Not only could I not bear the smell of petrol fumes, I couldn't go to petrol station for fear that they would kill my child.'
Showcased at:
Protege Gallery, Richmond, London
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
HOLY CHAIR
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Collage illustrating personal story of Diana Wilson, the OCD sufferer.
‘I feared taking each child down to the pond to drown them in the night. So the compulsion then was to put a chair against the door when Rob was asleep, because I thought if I tried to move it he would hear, wake up and stop me.'
Showcased at:
Protege Gallery, Richmond, London
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
BAKING OCD
Original (No prints)
Photography
Photographic Paper, 40 x 50 cm
Photography of hand made wall installation built in south-east London by Natalia Lewandowska ©.
Inspiration comes from Jurriaan Plesman theory, where he recommends a high protein diet blended with complex carbs for OCD patients.
This combination, according to Plesman, increases brain levels of l-tryptophan which helps to reduce over-focus problem.
Showcased at:
Protege Gallery, Richmond, London
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
POP OCD
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 40 x 50 cm
Collage illustrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) married with modern POP culture.
Generally, People tend to talk about celebrities, such as hairstyle of Justin Bieber, rather than share important information about their mental health problems.
Showcased at:
Protege Gallery, Richmond, London
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
HIVAIDS 1980
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 30 x 30 cm
Collage inspired by personal story of OCD sufferer Diana Wilson:
'I left at 18, became a ski bum and went travelling. En route, I remember seeing an AIDS poster in the mid-1980s, when the disease was at its most anxiety-inducing. Immediately, despite the fact that I had never sleep with anyone, I was convinced that I was HIV - positive.'
Showcased at:
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
MONKEY MIND
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Collage inspired by ancient eastern religions who compare a 'typical' human mind and human consciousness to “monkey mind.”
According to Hindi and Zen Buddhist:
‘...the untrained mind is a like a cluttered room filled with wild, unruly, screaming monkeys loose in one’s head, jumping from one thought to the next.’
Showcased at:
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
JUICY JUICY MEAT
Original Artwork
New Media
Paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Collage inspired by stories of Mark Freeman, a business design consultant from Toronto who spent most of his life struggling with OCD and addiction. Nowadays, he helps people who experience a wide range of obsessions and compulsions in the kitchen. For most sufferers cooking is OCD central
so he teaches them how to cook meat, eat it and 'how not to die'.
Showcased at:
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
50 OBJECTS IN 50 MINUTES
Limited Edition 9 of 10
Paperback, 12 x 17 cm
'A study was conducted to assess memory for contamination in individuals with different types of anxiety. Participants were shown 50 objects: 25 which were contaminated by the experimenter, and 25 which were touched but not contaminated.
After completing a neuropsychological memory assessment, participants were asked to recall all of the objects touched by the experimenter. Then, participants were asked to approach each object and to rate their anxiety about touching it. Finally, participants were asked about their perceptions of the cleanliness of each object.
The OCD group had better memory for contaminated objects than for clean ones. Neither control group showed such a bias. Neuropsychological test scores indicated that this bias is not the result of differences in general memory ability. Results are discussed in terms of the memory-deficit theory of OCD and of behavioural and cognitive approaches to understanding the role of information processing in fear and anxiety.
'
Dr Adam Scott Radomsky, Professor of Psychology at Concordia University
Showcased at:
LIBER Barcelona Book Fair, Spain
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
ON THE HILL
Original (No prints)
Photography
Photographic Paper, 40 x 50 cm
This photograph was taken on the Telegraph Hill in South-East London for a project that promotes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Showcased at:
Festival de Arte y Salud Mental del Pirineo, Spain
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford 2013
Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, Edinburgh
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
The Barfly, Camden Town, London
4 STAGES TO LOSE CONTROL: I
Original Artwork
New Media
Photographic Paper, 40 x 50 cm
This project illustrates four important stages in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) treatment, such as Assessment Stage, Cognitive Stage, Behaviour Stage and Learning Stage. It promotes approachable and psychotherapeutic visual communication through photography and art.
Showcased at:
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
4 STAGES TO LOSE CONTROL: II
Original Artwork
New Media
Photographic Paper, 40 x 50 cm
Showcased at:
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
4 STAGES TO LOSE CONTROL: III
Original Artwork
New Media
Photographic Paper, 40 x 50 cm
Showcased at:
O3 Art Gallery, Oxford
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
