a dream project

I have been collecting brief descriptions of recent actual dreams, all of which are included here. I am not interested in analyzing them, but simply curious about the experiences we have while our minds and bodies are at rest.


In the process of collecting these dream stories, I was inspired to make A Thousand Threads, a limited edition, screen-printed book. It contains short, meditative poems I wrote by interweaving the dream fragments of others with my own dream imagery.


This project was part of The Spaces in Between, a solo exhibition curated by Susanna Meiers, February 14 – March 11, 2011, at the El Camino College Art Gallery in Torrance, CA.


To see all of the book pages or contribute a dream story, please go to www.betsylohrerhall.com. Thanks!




Thursday, February 17, 2011

Slater Barron - Saving the World



DREAM REPORT FOR BETSY LOHRER HALL:
I WAS AN OFFICER IN THE NAVY DURING THE KOREAN WAR. AFTER I MARRIED AND HAD FOUR CHILDREN, I BEGAN HAVING WHAT BECAME RECURRING DREAMS OF BEING CALLED BACK INTO SERVICE. IN MY DREAM I HAVE GOLD BRAID ALL THE WAY UP MY UNIFORM SLEEVE, DENOTING IMPORTANT PROMOTIONS. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO A NUCLEAR SUBMARINE WHERE I AM IN CHARGE OF SAVING THE WORLD. APPARENTLY I WAS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE WE ARE ALL STILL HERE.

SLATER BARRON
THIS DREAM HAS OCCURRED IN ORLEAN, FRANCE, FORT MOMMOUTH, NEW JERSEY, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA AND MOST RECENTLY IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, FROM THE 1960’S TO 2009.
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