The image of a mother and her infant represents, in archetypal form, our earliest experience of being related. From this theme, much Art and most of modern Psychology has emerged. An exhibition is planned that will highlight key elements in the relationship between the primary caregiver and child, from the perspective of Art as well as Psychology. The former will provide an interpretation of this primary relationship in our time, as experienced through the lens of Art.
The latter provides longitudinal research findings on what mothers (or primary caregivers) do naturally – independent of time or context - that which has withstood the test of time. This is based on the long history of research in the field of Attachment Theory, with a specific focus on the research findings on Maternal Sensitivity, a sub-speciality within the field. Attachment Theory is based on parent-child observations. What naturally happens between children and primary
Caregivers is recorded in minute details. Longitudinal multi-cultural research discovered that sensitive mothers all over the world, independent of socio-economic status, level of education or cultural background, respond to their infants in the same ways.
