Night Forms: dreamloop
Night Forms: dreamloop
dreamloop by Klip Collective is a visual and sonic reinterpretation of our consciousness catalyzed by the forms and spaces of these grounds. A simulation, a vibe, dreamloop is shaped by the strange beauty in the scenery of sculptures. It exists in our sensorial perceptions, validated by our shared human experience. Yet, in the paradox of reality, what is real, if it is only what we think it is? How do uncanny imperfections, distorted memories, processing errors form this persistent representation we call reality?
We present to you a portal into an abstract cinematic landscape of light and sound: a dreamloop. an illusion. our alternate reality.
Night Forms is on view at Grounds for Sculpture until April 3, 2022. Tickets available.
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