Onychophagia
Onychophagia: Compulsively picking your cuticles, is a repetitive self-grooming behavior called Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior, which is used by myself to combat anxiety and stressful situations. As a 3D artist, open wounds, especially on hands, are an extreme hazard that increase my anxiety and continue the cycle.
*This installation was shown in ‘Hang in There, Baby,’ the exhibition of new work by the 1st year graduate candidates at the University of Iowa! The fake blood (dyed soap) dripped from the fingertips of the arm into the repurposed ceramic mugs for the duration of the exhibition.