I’ve been to this strange land, where nothing is impossible, where animals and plants exist only for a fraction of a second and spin away as soon as you notice them. Where every creature is a shapeshifter, and nothing stays the same for longer than a moment.
I want to present you with an encyclopedia of this fantastical dream world that exists somewhere in the depths of my subconscious. I get a glimpse into this land almost every time I close my eyes and indulge in a hypnagogic nap. The surreal everchanging creatures and plants have formed themselves in the symphony of my unconscious thoughts. They are a collage of memories, ideas, perceptions and dreams.
Hypnagogia is a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep which occurs as one drifts away to sleep. It provides one of the strangest, craziest, and most intriguing dreams. In this project, I used hypnagogic visions to create the Encyclopedia of Dreams, an encyclopedia of flora and fauna of the fictional Dreamland.
I'm proud to say that my project has been longlisted for the World Illustration Awards in the New Talent, Exploration category.
Drawing process
Chicken Butterfly- drawing process
Octoflower- drawing processs
Octopug- drawing processs
