Dreams: Of Dreams of Dreams

Artistic acts of dreaming meet discourse on commoning in this rhapsodic collection of essays on the subconscious and social change

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 those of 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. Dreams -- of dreams of dreams is the first of a new five-volume series from Onomatopee titled Future Commons, with additional titles to be released over the coming years.
Contributors include: Letizia Acosta, Anna Bierler, Cecilia Casabona, Alejandro Cer?n, Alex Foradori, Shaon M., Tiiu Meiner, Juliette Mirabito, Jesse Muller, Bernice Nauta, OOOReading Club, Natasha Rijkhoff, Vida Rucli, Bianca Schick, Mari?ngeles Soto-D?az, Romy Day Winkel.