a test for exploring aspects of personality in which somebody is shown pictures of people in various situations and asked to describe what is happening

PICTURE: BOY PETTING A DOG

Artaud: Oh Christ. That’s you, isn’t it Doctor? As a little boy-dog. Why don’t you tell me about that picture, Doctor. The saliva’s still wet on your little boy-hands. If we’re going to do this, let’s do it right. Show me a boy-dog gnawing your tail. Or boy-dogs on boy-trees, growing like fruit.

PICTURE: COUPLE SITTING AT A TABLE

Wilde: Before this picture, these two people hated each other. They were accidentally thrown together just before this picture. Then a miraculous change took place. In the picture, they feel as if they are a picture, a complete thing. They’re aware of their limits—the edges—and they accept them. After the picture, they left.