APEIRON
In school, I was asked to make a mini-series on the subject of fear. I thought quite long on what to photograph for this, and instead of a tangible fear, I chose to make a series based of this quite irrational fear I have. It is called casadastraphobia, or the fear of falling towards the stars.
It's odd, I know, but I only get this feeling when looking at long lines or buildings going up into the sky. Even as a kid, I was terrified of flying kites or letting go of balloons because I could envision myself going up with it forever.
I still get this feeling when walking next to skyscrapers or a long line going up. It's quite unnerving and I definitely experienced it while making these photographs.
But I believe there's more to it than just the fear of falling towards the sky, for it is the fear of falling forever that scares me. It's really combined with another fear that I've experienced before, apeirophobia, or the fear of eternity.
