Earrings with Brooch 1
2013
Foam, Acrylic, Resin, & Metal
6” x 6” x 3”
$120
Erin Younge
erinyounge.wix.com/artist
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This paired series is contrived in aesthetic details based on disease, and devised with mechanisms to make them a wearable commodity. My work is engrossed in psychological medicine; Munchausen Syndrome is the act of creating fictitious symptoms to gain medical attention that would satisfy a person’s emotional needs. This supports the idea that commercial medicine can guide a person to desire symptoms, thus feel required to be treated medically, similarly to those with Munchausen Syndrome.
erinyounge.wix.com/artist
This paired series is contrived in aesthetic details based on disease, and devised with mechanisms to make them a wearable commodity. My work is engrossed in psychological medicine; Munchausen Syndrome is the act of creating fictitious symptoms to gain medical attention that would satisfy a person’s emotional needs. This supports the idea that commercial medicine can guide a person to desire symptoms, thus feel required to be treated medically, similarly to those with Munchausen Syndrome.
