Jung, Deleuze and the Problematic Whole

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visible, painting frame the figure, backlit in the darker interior of the room. Meltzer wears dark trousers and a white shirt, a black jumper untidily draped over his shoulders. He holds one of his books in his right hand. His left, fingers splayed, rests on his knee. His head tilts to the right and his eyes are shut. Rather than somnolent, his relaxed face is an image of unstrained contemplation. He ignores the camera and the external world, a mere backdrop to a more interesting internal drama unfolding behind his closed eyes. He appears to be listening, as though to an inner choir, the voices of his internal objects claiming all of his attention. This photograph, which superbly captures Meltzer – or the Meltzer of our projections – would make an ideal cover for the yet unwritten biography of this fascinating psychoanalytic thinker. Williams’ more modest venture left me hungry to read more Meltzer, and also hoping that she may be enticed to write that rich biography.