Tim Silver: Oneirophrenia

CCP, Melbourne, 05 Aug – 18 Sep 2016.

“Oneirophrenia: From the greek words oneiros, ‘dreams’, and phrenos, ‘mind’
A hallucinatory, dreamlike state caused by several conditions such as prolonged sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation or drugs.

In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi are the personifications of dreaming: Morpheus, the winged god of dreams, can take human form; Phobetor is the personification of nightmares, appearing in the guise of animals or monsters; and Phantasos is known for creating dreams of surreality or illusion…”*

 * text source

 documentor: kerry leonard  camera: lx100

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