Conceptual Design of the Book "Freedom from Anxiety" by Robert Leahy
2023
My concept compares medieval alchemy with modern psychotherapy.
The foundation of this theme is Carl Jung’s book Psychology and Alchemy.
The foundation of this theme is Carl Jung’s book Psychology and Alchemy.
In my concept there are two opposing elements: the prototype of a healthy person — Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man — and diseases attacking like growing creatures on the body, varying by disorder (panic, obsessive–compulsive disorder, etc.). My work isn’t about fully replicating Jung’s book with illustrations, but about distilling its core information (five types of anxiety disorders) and giving each an artistic, unsettling interpretation through imagery.
For the style, I’ve combined the art of medieval engravings with my own visual language.
The science of mental disorders—and of the human mind in general—is still far from discovering the truth. It’s comparable to witch burnings in the Middle Ages, while the ideal, healthy individual is embodied by Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man.
The science of mental disorders—and of the human mind in general—is still far from discovering the truth. It’s comparable to witch burnings in the Middle Ages, while the ideal, healthy individual is embodied by Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man.
