House of Dreams.
House of Dreams was curated by Barking Spider Visual Theatre for The Johnston Collection in 2016. House of Dreams was a site-specific, art-based installation, taking over every room of the exhibition house, Fairhall in East Melbourne.
House of Dreams integrated new sound and lighting design, creative writing, paper-cutting and kinetic, performer-less shadow puppetry.
House of Dreams was inspired by Carl Jung’s dream theories, using the metaphors and symbols of dreams to convey stories exploring the history of William Johnston and his Fairhall home.
HOUSE OF DREAMS was created on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin. We pay respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.
House of Dreams presented powerful and evocative dreamscapes – some enchanting and mysterious, and others uncanny and disturbing. This was one of the most highly imaginative interpretations of the museum collection to date.
From July to September 2016, the House of Dreams was installed at The Johnston Collection, exhibition house.
Click here to see the 3D scanner tour.
Watch a video of the House of Dreams here.
Creative Team
Penelope Bartlau – Director, co-designer and writer (poetry)
Jason Lehane – Lighting designer and co-designer
Kyoko Imazu – Visual artist and bookbinder
Darius Kedros – Sound designer and composer
Luc Favre – Design and installation assistant
Photos by Adam Luttick, Luts Photography