Between Connection and Creation: Artistic Practices, Recognition, and Subjectivity

Authors

  • María Paula Bilbao Da Luz Universidad de la República https://ror.org/030bbe882, Montevideo, Uruguay Author
  • Sylvia Montañez Fierro Universidad de la República https://ror.org/030bbe882, Montevideo, Uruguay Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9051-5707

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/ssn2gs64

Keywords:

Artistic Practices, Subjectivity, Sociopsychic Bond, Recognition, Power, Transformation

Abstract

This article reflects on the subjective transformative power that artistic practices have on the subject, revealing a fundamental relationship: art is not merely a passive and contemplative reflection of the psyche, but an active agent in its constitution and transformation. The concepts of artistic practices, subjectivity, recognition, and the socio-psychic bond are explored from an interdisciplinary approach, with contributions from psychoanalysis, social psychology, clinical psychosociology, and critical philosophy. This analysis reflects on the role of artistic practices, specifically highlighting their value and capacity to generate the conditions for subjective transformation, offering a path to authenticity and freedom, while constituting an act of resistance and struggle that reconnects the subject with their own life force. 

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Author Biographies

  • María Paula Bilbao Da Luz, Universidad de la República https://ror.org/030bbe882, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Universidad de la República https://ror.org/030bbe882, Montevideo, Uruguay. Licensed in Psychology and Master's Student in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Republic.

  • Sylvia Montañez Fierro , Universidad de la República https://ror.org/030bbe882, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Universidad de la República https://ror.org/030bbe882, Montevideo, Uruguay. Master of Science in Humanities, specializing in Contemporary Philosophy (2012-UdelaR), Postgraduate degree in Social Psychology (1989-SUTEFA) and Bachelor of Psychology (1980-UdelaR).

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Published

2026-05-28

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026): Wimb lu (January-June) Continuous publication. Art and psychological knowledge at the crossroads of contemporary subjectivations

Section

Sección especial: Arte y saberes psi ante las encrucijadas de las subjetivaciones contemporáneas

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Bilbao Da Luz, M. P., & Montañez Fierro , S. (2026). Between Connection and Creation: Artistic Practices, Recognition, and Subjectivity. Wimb Lu, 21(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.15517/ssn2gs64