Compulsion Collection

2 oversized White fuzzy dice on white background

MAGIC FLUTE LIEBIG 4
(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 17 : Pamina explains to Sarastro why she ran away, and he reveals that he is not a wicked kidnapper, but acts under compulsion. Date: first performed 1791

Royal Navy press gang, enforcing the recruitment of sailors, 1794 (coloured engraving)
3245448 Royal Navy press gang, enforcing the recruitment of sailors, 1794 (coloured engraving) by British School, (18th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Suffragette being force fed with the nasal tube in Holloway Prison, London, 1909. In response to their hunger strikes several suffragettes were subjected to being force fed

The Red Shoes, fairy story by Hans Christian Andersen, c1880. Karen in her magic red shoes, unable to stop and hear what the angel says because the shoes compel her to dance and dance

The compleat Angler (Derby Scheme)
Caricature of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith attempting to catch fish, representing men of age able to fight in WW1. The fish in the net represent married men who had already volunteered (attested)

Mental disorder, conceptual artwork
Mental disorder. Conceptual artwork showing unwelcome involuntary thoughts (red arrows) invading a persons mind, together with images or unpleasant ideas (top) that may become obsessions

Compulsion pour ces gens que n attend pas la libertie. Print shows a tattered group of soldiers, one with peg leg, following a cart drawn by hooded executioners; chains, an axe

Bath plug being pulled. Bath tub full of water about to be emptied

Obsessive compulsive disorder. Computer artwork of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) autoradiogram spelling out OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)

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Two oversized White fuzzy dice on a pristine background: a simple choice, yet for some, even the most mundane decisions can be a struggle. MAGIC FLUTE's Liebig 4: the allure of the enchanting opera, but for the compelled, the irresistible pull is not of music, but of an uncontrollable urge. Royal Navy press gang, 1794: forceful recruitment of sailors echoes the feeling of being coerced, against one's will. Suffragette in Holloway Prison, 1909: the fight for freedom, yet some are forced-fed their beliefs, their bodies, their very identities. The Red Shoes from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, 1880: an irresistible compulsion leading to a dance with destiny. The compleat Angler (Derby Scheme): the lure of the perfect catch, a metaphor for the allure that can ensnare us, compelling us to act against our better judgment. Mental disorder, conceptual artwork: a complex web of thoughts and emotions, where compulsion takes center stage. Compulsion pour ces gens que n'attend pas la liberté: a French phrase meaning 'compulsion for those who wait for no freedom, ' a poignant reminder of the struggle against the unrelenting force within. Bath plug being pulled: the sudden, unexpected change that can trigger a compulsion. Washing hands: a simple act, yet for some, a compulsive ritual. Obsessive compulsive disorder: a complex condition, where the mind's compulsion battles the will, and the heart yearns for freedom.