‘Don’t dream your life away!’, but ‘dare to dream big!’: On the one hand, the daydream is a clichéd symbol of creative potential; on the other hand, immersion in a world that only takes place in one’s own head is often perceived as a self-centred escape from reality. But the daydream also has a collective dimension: as a form of mental immersion it is also closely linked to utopian imagination, to narrative fiction and pop culture. Drawing, performance, video(-games), prints, paintings, text and especially the resonances of sound: In dialogue with each other and the space, the works in the exhibition tell a story about the many ambivalences of the daydream, from autofiction to narratives of alternative worlds lost and found.
All that we see or seem (group show)
Daydreams or the strange companionship of escapism and utopia
Opening: Saturday 2. September, 17 – 21h, 20h: Sound & Performance by Nora Lune & Line Larsen Kunstraum Bern Bümpliz, Bümplizstrasse 112, 3018 Bern www.meanderprojects.ch
