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In [[Freud]]'s work, [[sublimation]] is a process in which the [[libido]] is channelled into apparently non-sexual activities such as artistic creation and intellectual work.
===Four===
While [[Lacan]] follows [[Freud]] in linking [[sublimation]] with creativity and [[art]], he complicates this by also linking it with the [[death drive]].<ref>{{S4}} p.431</ref>
Several reasons can be adduced to explain this.
Firstly, the concept of the [[death drive]] is itself seen as a product of [[Freud]]'s own [[sublimation."<ref>{{S7}} p.212</ref>
Secondly, the [[death drive]] is not only a "destruction drive," but also "a will to crate from zero."<ref>{{S7}} p.212-3</ref>
Thirdly, the sublime object, through being elevated to the dignity of the [[Thing]], exerts a power of fascination which leads ultimately to [[death]] and destruction.
