The fear of holes, known as trypophobia has been an inspiration behind the context of my work as a result of its trigger effects on the senses as well as the reaction caused by the textures. using the ceramics within my work has triggered this phobic response with people I have shown.
This response is interesting as the understanding and current research into the phobia is limited and has some connections to fear and anxiety similar to that caused by dangerous animals. Understandably this fear of a cluster of holes may trigger similar reactions to that of a snake for its skin for example. As this is a common shape seen within nature for example, honeycomb, coral, sea sponge, animal skin and seed pods, it correlates similarly to the fear as the textures in these formation creates the same sensation. therefore my ceramic forms may produce this similar sensation as they are similar to those listed above.
Trypophobia Reference Website. (2019). Nature – Trypophobia Reference Website. [online] Available at: http://trypophobia.com/image-gallery/nature/ [Accessed 5 Jun. 2019].
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 