Two-channel video installation with curtains, writings and pencil on paper
Dimension variable
part one/ wander: http://vimeo.com/77561205, 5min33s
part two/ sleep: http://vimeo.com/77840624, 5min33s
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If a person is awakened directly from
the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep
by an alarm, for example, people are more likely to remember the dream that occurs
during this REM phase.―Wikipedia: Dream
It is reported that dreams generally occupy one-fifth of
the entire sleeping time. There is still no absolute conclusion about its
reasons and effects. Discussion has centred on more scientific theories that
involve the nervous system and states of consciousness; and there is also
mention of the soul and prediction of the future, and other supernatural
categories.
Based
on my mind’s impression, dreams
during my childhood were all related to bodily conditions, my liking and
fantasies. To understand what constitute these, one needs to trace back to the
culture and environment in which these are formed. Through experiences and from
what I saw and heard, I gathered scattered words and pictures which gradually
form the deepest part of my memories. However, perhaps due to changes in work
commitments, age, time of rest, etc., I have no impression of my dreams for
several years. Conversely, there are people who dream so much that it
interferes with their sleep. There is no doubt that urban life significantly
affects humans’ ways of living. Returning to the bed in the bedroom for a
temporary separation from the stressful life is like an escape into a different
zone. Our bodies get accustomed to the daily anxieties and sufferings, and our
sensitivity and sharpness are lost. One wakes up and leaves in the morning, and
comes back exhausted at night. Such practice becomes a routine, a normal way of
life. But when this becomes a habit and people work to cater to situations
without any self-reflection, imagination will be stifled in individual
awareness and dreams.
If the
environment plays a crucial role in influencing and controlling much of humans’
thoughts and behaviours, then can dreams be changed when one immerses oneself
into these changes? I intend to spend 10 days or more wandering the same
district in the city. Thereafter, I will find several days staying awake till
the peak hours of daytime and sleep in different public spaces like
restaurants, libraries, parks, cars, etc. During the sleep, a headphone is worn
with mp3 about sound of alarms. It will ring after 15, 30, 45mins, etc. This is
an experiment to recollect again scenarios of my dreams, and also to verify the
relationship between the environment and dreams. The whole process will be
recorded by a video camera.
The
sleeping process will be documented. The moment the alarm goes off may suddenly
attract attention of the surrounding people. It seems to also satirise the
various drawbacks of modern life.
In
addition, all my dreams will be drawn and placed on shelves like a bedroom with
daily objects related or used during the process, as if private issues are now
placed in the public context. I ask: Are our dreams too similar, with too much
overlapping?
“如果一個人直接從快速動眼睡眠期中被叫醒的話，比如說被鬧鐘叫醒，他們就比較可能會記得那段快速眼動期所作的夢境。”------維基百科：夢
據悉夢正常情況一般佔整個睡眠五份一時間，有關其成因至今仍無定論，當中牽涉神經與意識較科學的論述，也有提及靈魂與預知未來等超自然範疇。
就印象所記，小時候的夢都聯繫到身體狀態、喜好和幻想，而構成這些應追溯到文化及環境。透過經歷與見聞，總留下片言隻語孤像，成為最深層記憶。然而或許基於工作、年紀、作息時間等改變，已有好幾年不曾有夢過的印象，卻相反地有人因夢多而干擾睡眠。不能置疑的是都市生活關鍵地影響人活著的方法，我們回到睡房躺到床上，跟緊束生活作短暫分隔好比逃逸到暫緩區，讓身體習慣了日常帶來的憂慮及痛苦並失卻應有敏銳。明早醒來出門疲累而回，如此恰當的早出晚歸正常不過，只是當人習慣單向地迎合處境不作省思，個體意識及夢境自也缺乏想像力。
倘若環境至關重要地掌握了構成人種種思想及行為模式的影響力，那麼投身其中是否連夢境也可改變？我打算花十多天遊走城市的同一區，然後找數天徹夜不眠待到日間繁忙時間往該處各公共空間裡睡，例如餐廳、圖書館、公園、車輛等。睡時戴著聽筒聽著在不同時候會出現的響鬧聲，如十五、三十、四十五分鐘後等等，試圖在醒來一刻再次記下發夢的情景，也驗證環境與夢的關係。整個過程將以攝錄機拍攝作紀錄。
另外，所有出現的夢境都將被描繪出來，連同整個過程使用過或有關的日常物並置於如睡房的層架上。在問，我們的夢是否類近，重疊處處？
