Emily King

‘The feeling of security’

Why, What, How, Where, When

do we need/want security?

Starting Interests :

(Before narrowing down to ‘The feeling of Security’)

Interest 1:

Communication

Why do we communicate? Why do we not communicate? Who do we choose to communicate with? Who do we not? How does a situation affect the amount of communication? How do we communicate? Do we want to communicate?

Interest 2:

Intimacy

What is it that makes you feel intimate with someone else?

Interest 3:

Decay

Process of creation, Form, Function, Colours and textures within human and physical decay

Interest 1: Communication

I went to the train station recently and from viewing the people, with this communication idea in mind, I thought this was a perfect example of a location where people choose not to communicate with each other, even though it would be very easy to do so. From my own experience I enjoy plugging in my music and zoning out, as I travel from A to B and I can see this was also a common feeling.

When do people choose to communicate?/ feel the need to communicate?

Seeing someone hurt or in pain. Most people would go up to a stranger to help or just check they are alright.

When people are all in the exact same situation that has brought them together to have something in common but feel that awkward silence. I experienced this the other day, I could see others across the room making an effort to talk so I felt that awkward silence slowly growing and then suddenly released when I started the conversation. Interesting also what goes on in the mind at the moment, What do I say?How do I make a good impression? What could we all have in common?

Then thinking about the build up to starting a conversation with people you don’t know, it makes it very clear why people may choose not to communicate at all. It is so easy to just stay inside your own head.

Taking the idea further of thinking about people feeling uncomfortable, makes me think of the sense of feeling secure and what situation/feeling/memory jog/location someone might have to be in to get this sense of being secure and protected?

What I link to feeling secure:

Home
Family
Warmth
Blanket
Love
support
Acceptance

Security definition:- the state of being free from danger or threat.

But this made me think, what if you are in a state where you are vulnerable to danger or threats and don’t have a secure place to be? What do you then feel?

If you weren’t in a secure location would that affect the amount of human interaction?

How do people without a home feel? Do they have a sense of security even though most of them have none of the above reasons to feel secure? Do they feel safe in their sleeping bags?

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