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 lan-

guage of creative thought, art,

literature, film, music and move-

ment; through our eyes, hands,

hearts and minds. As we express

ourselves, so we shape our cul-

tures, and dreams become an

integral part of that process

SALVADOR DALÍ

“One day it will have to be of-ficially admitted that what we have christened reality is an

even greater illusion than the world of dreams.”

UN CHIEN ANDALOUSPELLBOUND“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 circumstanc-es, 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 me-chanical time. It’s flexible and viscouns, like the time in dreams.” - Salvador Dalí

DESTINOThe 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 RAYMan Ray was an American artist. Best known for his photog-raphy. 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 CASTELBAJACIn 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.

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psycho birds

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

PSHYCO

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psycho birdsBIRDS

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 em-bodiment of Impressionism. This is appropriate for my concept, because it gives an impression of a faded reality.

STYLINGThe styling is sim-ple, yet colorful. The faded pastels, sheer fabrics, lace and flow-ers give the feeling of innocence and nature. To create an interesting juxta-pose, 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 con-cept.

INSPIRATION

INSPIRATION

HAIRThe hair will be colored in faded pastels to magnify the ab-surdness 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.

Art Direction and Styling Snædis Malmquist Photography Iris Björk Reynisdóttir

Hair and Makeup Amrit PreetCamera assistants Bóas Arnarsson, SnowJohannesdottir

Stylist assistant Elin HallaModel Julia Ceaser

Every night we dream, never the same dream or for the same reason, or is there a reason? The un-conscious 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

TALKING DREAMS

“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 ME”Top Evil Twin. Shorts Ragged Priest. Accessories stylist own

“I REMEMBER THE FEELING”

Dress and bangles Topshop. Dress Ragged Priest. Neck-lace 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 EDITORIALhttps://vimeo.com/user12016046