24/11/2020
With my theme in mind, I had a look at all the little decorative objects in my house that I was either scared of as a child or new ones that I feel would have scared me as a child.
I’ve found that a lot of the objects I was scared of were human-like vintage ones made of porcelain or wood, especially if it had been worn out by time or had parts of it chipped off. When making observational sketches, I noticed how the objects were often positioned on a difficult place for a child to access, be it the top shelf or amongst expensive tea sets we had to be careful around. It added to the fear somehow, as though the objects were looking at me from above as a child and I couldn’t control them since they were out of reach.
I took photos of the objects around the house. My mother was considerate in putting them where their colours match the setting, although making them blend into their surroundings would’ve probably made me paranoid as a child since I wouldn’t be able to notice them at first, making their first movement at the corner of my eye very jarring.