TALKING DREAMS Dreams follow us out of sleep, bringing their magic and mystery into our waking lives, building a bridge between consciousness and unconsciousness, between the known and the unknown. Dreams inspire us to reclaim their experience through the language of creative thought, art, literature, film, music and movement; through our eyes, hands, hearts and minds. As we express ourselves, so we shape our cultures, and dreams become an integral part of that process
SALVADOR DALÍ “One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.”
UN CHIEN ANDALOU SPELLBOUND “What you see here are just symbols. Surrealism is like a new language. Every object means something other than it naturally appears to be. This watch for instance - it symbolises the reality of time. Depending on the circumstances, in love for instance, one minute of waiting may seem like a thousand years... Or an hour may pass as quickly as if it were a few seconds. The time of human beings is different than mechanical time. It’s flexible and viscouns, like the time in dreams.” - Salvador Dalí
DESTINO The short Film, Destino began as collaboration between Salvador Dali and Walt Disney. However they could not finish the film due to insufficient funds. Walt Disney described Destino as “a simple love story, where boy meets girl.” An arid dream, a poem. The use of Dali’s unique symbols is what makes the film an appropriate reference for my concept. Where as the limp watches symbolise the destruction of time and the tragedy of love, an open hand with ants eating at the line of the palm, depicts the disintegration of man and the crutch suggesting that man can not live alone.
SURREALIST PHOTOGRAPHY
MAN RAY
Man Ray was an American artist. Best known for his photography. He was a big contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements. While alive he was mostly appreciated for his Avant Garde portraits. His work relates to the editorial in the sense that his photography is very dreamlike and surrealistic, yet simple and elegant.
JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC In Castelbjac’s fall 2011 “Women Ray” collection he appropriates Man Ray’s photography to create prints.
DAVID LYNCH
Looking at David Lynche’s work inspired a lot of the surrealism and weirdness in my final outcome. The way that he uses random plots to create a dreamlike scene made his work a very appropriate reference to my own work.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
alfred h
psycho PSHYCO
hitchcock
birds BIRDS
KENNETH ANGER
The photography and lighting is supposed to create an imaginary and illusive affect to the images to portray a dreamlike state. Using smoke bombs in the background, crystals and fabric in front of the lens and covering a forest with plastic to get a sense of a separate reality to the one we assume is real.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING
COLOR PALATTE
Pastel colors to me, expresses light, ephemerality, sun-washing and it is the embodiment of Impressionism. This is appropriate for my concept, because it gives an impression of a faded reality.
STYLING The styling is simple, yet colorful. The faded pastels, sheer fabrics, lace and flowers give the feeling of innocence and nature. To create an interesting juxtapose, this feeling is contrasted with studs, harnesses, chains and statement jewellery. Put together with unique shapes and colors in makeup and hair, creates a dreamlike look that will coordinate well wit the overall feeling of the editorial concept.
INSPIRATION
INSPIRATION
HAIR The hair will be colored in faded pastels to magnify the absurdness of the concept.
MAKEUP
The hair will be colored in faded pastels to magnify the absurdness of the concept. The Makeup mostly consists of light pastel colors to compliment the color palette. The makeup varies from one image to the other to fit the styling in each photograph.
TALKING DREAMS Every night we dream, never the same dream or for the same reason, or is there a reason? The unconscious memory is filled with stories that come to us while we sleep, but why? Might everything we dream be an unfulfilled desire that our unconsciousness is demanding us to explore, or do our obscure and incoherent dreams have a symbolic meaning? “Dreaming has a meaning like everything else we do” - Carl Jung
Art Direction and Styling Snædis Malmquist Photography Iris Björk Reynisdóttir Hair and Makeup Amrit Preet Camera assistants Bóas Arnarsson, SnowJohannesdottir Stylist assistant Elin Halla Model Julia Ceaser
“IT WAS A LONG, LONG DREAM” Dress Topshop Unique. Bangles Urban Outfitters. Harness and flower headpiece Topshop. Black Rings Just Access. Other accessories stylist own.
“WHY IS THIS NORMAL?" Vest, headband and harness Topshop, necklaces Urban outfitters, Dress and rings stylist own.
“I COULDN’T WAKE UP” Dress and vest Topshop. Necklaces and feather headpiece Urban Outfitters. Handpieces stylist own. Rings Just Access.
“THEY’RE COMING FOR M” Top Evil Twin. Shorts Ragged Priest. Accessories stylist own
“I REMEMBER THE FEELING” Dress and bangles Topshop. Dress Ragged Priest. Necklace Topshop
“NO ONE FLIES LIKE ME” Top, headpiece and Trousers Topshop. Flower headband, worn as necklace Her Curious Nature.
“I AM THE DREAM” Shirt Topshop. Dress worn underneath Ragged Priest.
DREAM QUOTATIONS FROM EDITORIAL https://vimeo.com/user12016046