In 1977, the reader becomes engrossed in Robert Monroeโs "Journeys Out of the Body," exploring its complex concepts of existence and dreams. Despite initial confusion, they experiment with Monroe's techniques to achieve out-of-body experiences. After several attempts, they discover methods to provoke vivid dreams and heightened awareness, navigating the nuances of consciousness.
A Journey into the Unconscious: Media of the Mind
The project explores cultural history between 1974 and 1997, focusing on the emergence of subconscious exploration from esoteric circles into everyday life. By engaging with historical media, the author aims to investigate altered mental states, dream incubation, and the nuanced boundary between scientific and paranormal claims, all while reflecting on personal experiences.
Techniques of the Surrealists: Automatic Writing
The Bureau of Surrealist Research, co-founded by Andrรฉ Breton in 1924, aimed to collect raw dream narratives and thoughts to inform Surrealist art. Modern creators can experiment with Bretonโs technique of automatic writing to access subconscious creativity, transforming unedited text into physical art, fostering a continuous creative routine.
Manifesting the Dream State: The Techniques of the Surrealists
Our conscious mind is a strict editor. From the moment we wake up, it categorizes, rationalizes, and cleans up our thoughts, ensuring everything fits neatly into the boundaries of daily logic. But for creators, that logical filter can sometimes feel like a cage. It edits out the weird, blocks the magical, and stalls our momentum... Continue Reading →
The Frame Tells Us What We Are Seeing
How does context change the way we interpret a photograph of the body? From medical and crime-scene photography to fine art, erotic imagery, dolls, and abstraction, this post traces the shifting meanings we assign to bodies, and what happens when those categories begin to collapse.
Real Life on MS
One day I'll get my life together- a sentiment I often think to myself. But maybe it is together, just a little disjointed.
Toy Photography as Resistance: When My Small Worlds Met the Wynn Newhouse Awards
There is something sacred about working in inches when miles feel impossible. Following a nomination for the Wynn Newhouse Awards, I considered what it means to build small worlds with multiple sclerosis, and to be seen within them.
Maybe not everything is meant to get done
If tasks were always finished, what purpose would we find in our everyday lives to stretch, to explore, to engage?