Collective Dreamscape

Summary

A space for collective dreaming and reimagining, in response to the After The End project, which explored post trauma and post crisis echoes in marginalised global communities. The installation of sensory layers is created through projection mapping and a soundscape blending oral histories, music, and natural sounds from global indigenous communities: Krio (Sierra Leone), Sarawakian (Borneo), Diné/ White Mountain Apache (USA), Zezuru (Zimbabwe).

By erasing conventional notions of definitive starting and endings, artists Chipo Mapondera and Alysha Nelson highlight non-linear cultural conceptions of time and memory.

This prototype project was developed in collaboration with University of Oxford academic Professor Patricia Kingori.

Chipo creates Afrofuturistic XR (VR, sound, film), winning an Innovate UK Award and nominated for AIXR and STARTS Africa awards. Exhibited internationally at National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Fakugesi, and Hypha Studios, Chipo has presented at the Leverhulme Centre (CFI) and Sussex Digital Humanities Lab, and is selected for CPH:LAB 2024/25.

Alysha is a multidisciplinary creative exploring perception, consciousness, and marginalised histories. Exhibited internationally, her work has earned an Emmy nomination, Cannes Lion, and SXSW innovation award & more for use of digital, storytelling, and unique engagement with history.

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