2012 - 2013
“Sleep” is a “gate” between the conscious and the unconscious
Artist Statement
“Israel’s Protector does not get tired. He never sleeps.”
Psalm 121:4 (Easy-to-Read Version)
As human beings, we all have to sleep and work every day.
In our daily life, we face two different kinds of stress.
Sometimes, stress can create dreams, or we may suffer from insomnia.
Sometimes dreams can affect our real life and people may be influenced by what has happened in their dream.
How does stress affect our dreams?
How much of the oppression can we sense in our dreams?
“Sleep” is a “gate” between the conscious and the unconscious.
When we pass through this “gate”, we enter the status of unconsciousness.
What is reality and what is illusion? We cannot easily distinguish.
Essentially, sleep is a personal and private experience.
In this project, sleep is no more privatize.
Through a series of interviews with a range of people, I recorded, with their consent, their individual patterns of sleep that often included dreams in order to document this personal experience and to share it with others.
The physical response to dream sequences have been documented and re-defined through the process of photography and performance art.
“Israel’s Protector does not get tired. He never sleeps.”
Psalm 121:4 (Easy-to-Read Version)
As human beings, we all have to sleep and work every day.
In our daily life, we face two different kinds of stress.
Sometimes, stress can create dreams, or we may suffer from insomnia.
Sometimes dreams can affect our real life and people may be influenced by what has happened in their dream.
How does stress affect our dreams?
How much of the oppression can we sense in our dreams?
“Sleep” is a “gate” between the conscious and the unconscious.
When we pass through this “gate”, we enter the status of unconsciousness.
What is reality and what is illusion? We cannot easily distinguish.
Essentially, sleep is a personal and private experience.
In this project, sleep is no more privatize.
Through a series of interviews with a range of people, I recorded, with their consent, their individual patterns of sleep that often included dreams in order to document this personal experience and to share it with others.
The physical response to dream sequences have been documented and re-defined through the process of photography and performance art.
Dread 20032013 (a), Photography, 70 cm x 100 cm, 2013
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Sleeping? (II), Photography, 75 cm x 120 cm (each), 2013
Consciousness? Unconsciousness?, Video, (01:35), 2012
Reality & Illusion 1, Video, (01:30), 2012
The record, Mixed Media, 20 cm x 16 cm each (28 pcs), 2012
Cover, Charcoal on Paper, 30 cm x 22 cm (each), 2012
Cleanse, Video, (00:53), 2012
REM- Rapid Eye Movement, Video, (03:39), 2012
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For the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep, Silk-screen printing, Varies dimensions, 2012
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The Best Is Yet To Come, Oil on Canvas, 50 cm x 40 cm, 2012
