That emotions are such complex subjective experiences is why I wanted to pair them with minimalism. A lot of my art lately has been about trying to regain control over things that are lost. By not having any representation of emotion present in the artwork, it's saying two distinctly different things: that you can see through emotions, and that you can't see emotions at all. I've been doing a lot of reading about areas of the brain associated with different emotions and found that the neurocircuitry is pretty chemically regulated for a species with extreme highs and lows. The physical energy is discharged by neurochemicals dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin to allow us to emotionally react as expected.
The experience of emotions can't be seen between/among social groups unless we choose to share them, however they can share the same physiological responses through social cognition which generally develops in adolescence.
The emotions' presence on the shelves is showcasing them as something organizable and displayable, which also works in psychotherapy through categorizing and regulating. Also the instruction typically given in minimalist art is comparable to instruction given in psychological assessment.
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