Evolving Facet Theory Applications

Abstract

In this final chapter, I offer an example of a truly qualitative facet theory and mapping sentence study into fine art, perceptual neuroscience and visual impairment. The study employs the mapping sentence to allow the investigation of the modern art trope of the grid image through theoretically reviewing extant grid images. Uniquely, the mapping sentence then provides a guide for painting a body of work, which constitutes the investigation and validation of the mapping sentence. Other qualitative uses of the approaches are also presented, as is the development of facet mapping therapy as a tool for investigating, sharing and understanding a client’s world within a counselling context. The chapter ends with suggestions for future research.