Public Dreaming

In the city of Split, at the location traditionally used for the ritual of wishing – the monument to Grgur Ninski – I placed a sound installation which contains approximately 100 wishes said by anonymous individuals of different ages. Upon reaching the soundscene, random passengers are compelled to interact with the context which does not belong to the public space, thus indicating that the personal and symbolic space of wishes can be shared by many. In this way, the place of intimate rituals has been transformed into a place of sharing visions for the better future. Sometimes barely visible, ideologies and visions of our time and our communities are often imbued in our wishes. However, we anticipate these ideologies and visions in our wishes, by and large failing to understand the collective nature of our intimacy. It is often forgotten that human beings have more similarities than differences. By facing the intimate and the collective, my work looks into empathy and the potential to understand of each other. Perhaps, recognizing universality of other people’s ideas and sharing own visions with unknown passengers might become a trigger for creating a new future.

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Sound used in the installation:

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Technical info: sound installation, loop, duration 15’03’’
Exhibited: 2015 Public Dreaming, Sound-Object cycle, MKC Split, Split, Croatia
The sound installation was placed at the Grgur Ninski monument in Split, December
29th, 2015, from 9am to 4pm

Curator: Jasna Gluić

Sound editing and processing: Martin Semenčić

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