Fragments from 12:27 pm – 8:43 am is a mixed media installation in the form of a mobile that attempts to recreate the dream experience, utilizing a series of abstract, abstracted, and hybridized signs and symbols that move amongst themselves to create a changing narrative of the artist’s unconscious. Accompanying the installation is a zine detailing components of the installation, while also giving the audience something to remind them of their experience.
This mobile is a growing conversation surrounding my dreams and the meanings I perceive them to have. Dreams are a space where time and space are condensed; I have expressed this understanding within the installation. The images are based on my nightly dreams and the concepts or memories they’re associated with. Throughout the project, I have collected objects from my dreams and have morphed their physical and symbolic meanings into surreal imagery. Within the installation, there are various types of wire suspending a series of drawings, ceramic sculptures, and paper sculptures. Throughout these assets is a blending of abstracted patterns and mark-making, as well as direct and figurative imagery.
This project is an attempt to understand the dream space through morphing narratives and images within a mobile. Through my obsession with experimentation, I have begun to create visual vocabulary depicting the strange yet meaningful symbols within dreams. By steadily collecting my dreams, I have been learning what makes a dream feel like a dream. Much of this project has pushed me towards the idea of space, time, and transitions between them. Within this thesis, through expressive mark-making and material combination, I have created a space for dreams and for acknowledging their significant influences on daily life.