Pins and Needles
Straight pins, nails, black paint, insulation foam, embroidery thread, yarn
16" x 7" x 2"
This sculpture explores a phobia of mine- trypanophobia, or a fear of needles. The original inspiration was a presentation on pain and acupuncture, which led me to reflect on how fear keeps me from exploring something healing, like acupuncture. Pins and Needles represents how phobias snowball from a small trigger to something overwhelming and frightening. Visually, another inspiration for this piece was pinscreen toys- I wanted to recreate their wavelike surface. I used the transition in materials from pins to nails to communicate a mental progression from seeing little needles as small and non-threatening to big and scary. I arranged the piece to drip down the wall like blood and added the red thread and yarn to enhance that imagery. This piece is significant to me because it allowed me to explore and express my fear. I hope that viewers with similar fears to mine find it relatable.
David Gerry Partridge
Ward Fleming
Erwina Ziomkowska
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