"Forbidden Doorknob"- by Jenna Maurice Montazeri

Doorknob fitted with 500 pins all pointing out creating a porcupine effect over the doorknob to my studio.

I chose to work with the idea of fear in my first attempted installation. I often have fear around the act of conceptualizing as well as carrying out the concept as a work of art. This fear is a very common one, I am sure. Insecurities as well as lack of discipline get in the way of my productivity. Having an actual "studio" space that is all my own for the first time is a very daunting idea. Although it is something that I have dreamed about and wished for, now that it is here I find myself timid and unsure of my own capabilities. This piece symbolizes the idea that sometimes I find it impossible to break through the barrier of that studio door.

I found it interesting that most people did not interpret this piece in the way that I intended. The notion of the studio space belonging to me automatically, in the minds of others, put me INSIDE of the studio, and they read the doorknob as my way of aggressively guarding my space. This is an interesting idea to me because I often observe that fear leads to insecurity which then leads to aggression. So, it seems as though my piece has come full circle in our collective minds.