Dreams Floating Above My Bed (8 pics)

How cool would it be if all your dreams were stored in lanterns above your bed? Then, after waking up, you could look at them in full detail...

Can You Remember My Dream was created by Canadian artist Julia Hepburn. A single bed is placed at an angle at the center of the dark room, set upon a large nest of twigs. Above, a series of lanterns hang from the branches of four slender trunks that stand in for bedposts. The lanterns not only provide a warm glow, they contain beautifully intricate dioramas that tell the stories of the sleeper's dream.

"The imagery in the piece is intended to walk the line between the light-hearted and uncomfortable, and as a result can be interpreted any number of ways according to the participants wishes," says Hepburn. "The goal of the work is to create an environment where viewers feel they have entered into a stolen moment, and they are encouraged to become voyeurs of the most intimate kind."

Julia Hepburn's blog

Tags: Can You Remember My Dream, Dreams Floating Above My Bed, Julia Hepburn

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Comment by Eugene on February 19, 2010 at 11:26am: @Annie - Totally know what you mean...

Comment by Delta Murphy on February 19, 2010 at 10:11am: this is beautiful and so intriguing.

Comment by Annie on February 11, 2010 at 7:22pm: very thoughtful. reminds me of edgar allan poe.

Comment by sAm on February 11, 2010 at 5:50pm: Love the attention to detail!

Comment by alice on February 11, 2010 at 4:44pm: cool concept and great execution.

Comment by Pisar on February 11, 2010 at 2:23pm: very surrealistic like most of dreams -great job Julia!