Dreams — of dreams of dreams

Edited by Cecilia Casabona and Natasha Rijkhoff The act of dreaming is positioned delicately between the real and the unreal. It is nourished by hope and desire, but also by fear and disillusionment. Daily realities guide and narrate our dreams, but could this also work the other way? Dreams are potent and give shape to the as yet unformed. What would arise if we started as individuals and communities to shape a collective dream? When we dream together, we invent new paradigms, rules and worlds, which could have a tangible impact on the present and initiate processes of transformation on a societal level. Would a common dream be able to reshape reality and change it? Though oneiric, lyrical and affectionate prose, this publication explores both night and day dreams, and the wish to reclaim the transformative power of imagination when it is fueled by a collective resolve to change present conditions and dismantle the status quo. The contributions of Dreams — of dreams of dreams by writers, artists, architects, designers, curators, educators and other creatives are poetic and personal, as all dreams are. Through our dreams, both in sleep and the ones imagined when awake, we can equip the collective with unexpected tools and train our capacity of dreaming-in-common. With texts by Letizia Acosta, Anna Bierler, Alejandro Cerón, Shaon M., Tiiu Meiner, Juliette Mirabito, Jesse Muller, Bernice Nauta, Vida Rucli, Mariángeles Soto-Díaz, Romy Day Winkel, Cecilia Casabona and Natasha Rijkhoff. Designed by Alex Foradori and Bianca Schick Published by Onomatopee Projects, 2024 Printed in a limited edition of 800 copies Softcover, 128 pages, 10 color and 20 b&w images, 4.25 × 6.75 inches ISBN: 978-9-49-338201-5