5 a Day

'5 a Day' was inspired by the idea from an Art Psychotherapy lecture that we use five defence mechanisms a day, referencing the daily recommendation of five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, and the proverb ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’.

I used this play on words with regards to mental health rather than physical health. I assigned a fruit to each defence mechanism used; attendees to the exhibition were encouraged to use clay provided to add one of the defence mechanisms they use to add to the fruit bowl.