Because everyone sleeps

Curated by Ciara O’Meara

Sawtooth, Launceston

7 - 29 June 2019

*Lull* (left), *Floating* (right), 2019, oil on linen, 30x30cm

*Trio* (left), *Landslide* (middle), *Scoop* (centre), 2019, oil on linen, 30x30cm

*All in the Stars*, 2017, oil on canvas, 40x46cm

Because Everyone Sleeps

Sleep is a platform for dreams and lends itself as a window into an altered reality. Dreams exist in a subjective realm, although in the context of cultural practice the manifestation and content of a dream can be perceived in a myriad of ways.

“... The Ancient Greek was ‘visited’ by a dream, whereas the modern Frenchman ‘makes a dream… ” (Meier, Je Fait Un Réve)

In certain societies dreams are viewed as fanciful creations and can be regarded as meaningless within the conscious, waking state. On the contrary, particular cultures respect dreams as important origins for communication, spirituality and identity.

Individually and culturally what is the cause, the meaning and the use of a dream? And how can a dream be materialised, physically?

Installation and work photographed by Angela Casey