where did you sleep last night?
installation / sculpture / lighting / soundspace / photography / video
In the spirit of Enkoimesis, a dream-like state of sleep induction practised in ancient Greek shrines. Witnessed how one of the rooms at the underworld of the old Grande Motel had transformed into a unique time capsule connecting the voices and dreams of people who created it and lived there for decades
Geiranger Norway 2023
Our waking existence likewise is a land which, at certain hidden points, leads down into the underworld — a land full of inconspicuous places from which dreams arise
Walter Benjamin
The souls smell below, towards Hades
Heraclitus
Shadow is the very stuff of the soul, the interior darkness that pulls downward out of life and keeps one in relentless connection with the underworld
James Hillman
down the dank mouldering paths and past the Ocean's streams they went and past the White Rock and the Sun's Western Gates and past
the Land of Dreams, and soon they reached the fields of asphodel
where the dead, the burnt-out wraiths of mortals make their home
Homer, The Odyssey
Ὄνειροι,
dreams
if I could only dream
installation / lighting / sculpture / prints / art book
The Shrine was a speakeasy wine bar where visitors could immerse in a permanent installation that delves into the kingdom of dreams and nightmares. Drawing inspiration from the unpredictable nature of our dreams, the installation combined visual elements, symbolism and a clandestine atmosphere, which lent itself to exploring the subconscious while sipping on a glass of fine wine, turning a simple visit into an ethereal journey through the dreamscapes of the mind
Bath Spa UK 2022
By the end of our lives, it is estimated that most of us will have spent 50,000 hours dreaming
That is six years
Dream Hunters
art book about dreams and nightmares
one copy
nightmare
On the night of 23 April 2023, the Shrine & Wolf Wine burned down in a fire. A sudden nightmare interrupted our precious dream
