Gender and the Psychopathology of Everyday Life in the Photographic Projections of Wyn Geleynse

The last 35 years have seen an international proliferation of artists specializing in temporary installations with projected photographic elements, among them Krzysztof Wodiczko, originally from Poland, B. K. H. Guttman in Germany, Karin Ogren in Sweden, and Bill Viola and Gary Hill in the United States. One of the earlier artists to implement projection as a significant metaphor – rather than as a mere novelty – is Wyn Geleynse, born in Rotterdam but a long‐time resident of London, Ontario, where he has pursued a fairly quiet lifestyle belying his growing international reputation in Amsterdam, New York, Paris, São Paulo and numerous other major centers. Geleyense's work is deeply informed by psychoanalytical thought, especially as regards the construction of male identity.