BA (Hons) Book Arts and Design
In my project I aim to explore the idea of fear as a connection between the self and the other. The society we live in today is interested in exploring othersâ fears for numerous reasons: fear is used by many as a tool for social control, power, domination and self-reassurance. Moreover, it is difficult to imagine a world completely without fear. It would be a particularly interesting place to live in. Therefore, the puzzle game I designed could be considered a social experiment, because it explores the idea of sharing our fear instead of keeping it secret. Thus, it corresponds with the concept of trust and raises questions about how people relate to each other within a culture of fear. The idea behind the game is that through creating different fearful images the player is taking part in a fictional universe, which recreates experiences resembling a psychotherapy session. The dominant color of the edition is white representational of a neutral mental state. The book sleeve, on the other hand, refers to a straitjacket and is evocative of a psychiatric hospital.