The Existential Isolation And Biopsychological Change

An Analysis of the Existential Isolation and Biopsychological Change in The Metamorphosis and â€Å"Letter to my Father† by Franz Kafka and Unwelcome Visitors† by Tessa Farmer This literary and art analysis will define the correlation between the writings of Kafka and the installation art of Tessa Farmer’s in relation to the themes of existential isolation and biopsychological change. Gregor’s anxiety in The Metamorphosis is partially due to the alienation of society, which cases an existential period of isolation in which he transforms into a bug. In Kafka’s â€Å"Letter to my Father†, the abuses of his father cause Kafka to isolate in his bedroom as a coping mechanism against hostility. Kafka’s novel and personal experiences define the biopsychological effects of anxiety and isolation that cause him to change into the â€Å"other† or, in this case, a bug. In a similar manner, Tessa Farmer’s â€Å"Unwelcome Visitors† at the Holbourne Museum represent an installation of small-scale human skeletons (aka. faeries) that have real insect wings attached to the back, which represent a biopsychological chan ge in the human form to an insect form. Much like Gregor, the skeleton-bugs of Famer’s installation are seen as alien intruders in a traditional museum setting. In essence, define the correlation between the writings of Kafka and the installation art of Tessa Farmer’s in relation to the themes of existential isolation and biopsychological change. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, the main