INFO
oneiric
[ oh-nahy-rik ]of, relating to, or characteristic of dreams1
originFirst recorded in 1855–60; from Greek óneir(os) “dream” + -ic
ONEIRIC SPACE reflects on how nightly dreams intertwine with waking life at an individual and collective level. Through conversations, publishing experiments, and gatherings, the project looks to dreams as a site for generative patterns of being, feeling, and imagining together.
In 2019, ONEIRIC SPACE was launched as an online interview publication by Charmaine Li in collaboration with Effie Efthymiadi and Studio Push. The intention was to spark dialogue about the multiplicity of perspectives and approaches to engaging with dreams. Since then, the project has evolved into an ongoing act of “gathering” and sharing research in various forms — through the website, newsletter, artist’s book, gatherings for collective dream reflection, and Are.na. Each one opens up a different register to encounter the material.
Gatherings have been held at ACUD Galerie, kwia, Callie’s, Trust, Haus am Lützowplatz, Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Museum of Architecture and Design Ljubjlana, Insola, and Burg Hülshoff - Center for Literature.
ONEIRIC SPACE’s research involves reflecting on personal and submitted dream accounts, having dialogue with dreamers across disciplines, reading books, examining archival materials, learning from collaborations, and co-hosting gatherings.
ONEIRIC SPACE’s activities are slow and sporadic.
Effie Efthymiadi, Oana Tudoran, Fariba Bogzaran, Synchrodogs, Jakob Lusensky , Studio Brasch, Anna Nowicka, Studio Push (Emilie Vizcano & Pierre Monge), Misa Tsuruta, Edna Bonhomme, Charmaine de Heij, Ana Šantl, Meg Miller, Bongsu Park, Kemi Fatoba (DADDY Magazine), Rico Lützner, Jeannette Pang, Kitchen Table Writing Group, Manisha Anjali (Neptune), Goitseone Montsho, Mina Heydari-Waite, Sharon Sliwinski (Museum of Dreams), Daniel Godínez Nivón, Alexis Chan (Soda Plains), Tatiana Heuman (Siestaria), 0ct0p0s (Nick Koppenhagen & Carina Erdmann), Claudia de la Torre (Artists’ Book Workshop), Dream Spiral, Laurel Schwulst, Daryn Roongrawewan, Armeghan Taheri, Marwa Zein
Initiator & custodian
Charmaine Li
Seen on
Are.na Editorial
032c
AIGA Eye on Design
Clot Magazine
Metal Magazine
It’s Nice That
Grateful for the support from
2024 - Canada Council for the Arts, Research & Creation grant
2024 - Est-Nord-Est artist’s residency
2023 - Künstlerdorf Schöppingen
2021 - Muzeum Susch/Temporars Susch