the Midas touch

“If an anima wants to finish a man, she beheads him, not concretely but psychologically, and then he is out of himself; that would mean anima possession, and that is the great danger and often happens when someone cannot stand the clash of opposites.”

Shadow and Evil in Fairytales. Marie-Louise von Franz. 1974

Sari Lievonen: Animus, Anima, Animal

The Darktown Cakewalk:Celebrated from the House of Fame. Chisenhale Gallery, London. 10.vii. 2010.

costume: Richard Nicoll / stylist: Anthony Campbell / hair and makeup designer: Debbie Dannell /  assisted by Hannah Wynne /

photo: Jannica Honey