Drawing on Taoist philosophy, Awaken to Dreams explores the mind as a self-contained cosmos. Through a fluid, dream-like narrative, it questions the stability of perception and blurs the boundary between reality and illusion—reflecting a world where inner and outer disorientation increasingly mirror each other.
Awaken to Dreams / SPINOR - Photo: SPINOR
Awaken to Dreams
SPINOR (CN)
Awaken to Dreams / SPINOR - Photo: Quek Jia Liang
Credits
Festival Curatorial Team: Yuelai Ruan (CDSA, China Academy of Art), Susa Pop (Public Art Lab, Connecting Cities Network, Bauhaus-University Weimar), Ina Conradi (Nanyang Technological University Singapore -ADM NTU), Maria Grazia Mattei (MEET), Dominique Moulon (Art Critic, Paris). | Creative Contributions: Shahma Abdulla (Branding, ADM NTU, URECA), Hoe Jian Wei (Digital Integration, ADM NTU). | Partners: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, School of Art, Design and Media NTU, Media Art Nexus, CAFA, Tsinghua AFA, Jiangnan University, Macau University of Science and Technology, MANA Platform, MEET Digital Culture Center Milano, Ten Square, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. | Jury Members: Zheng Jing, Vichaya Win Mukdamanee, Assadour Markarov, Li Zhen, Huang Guanghui, Bas van den Hurk, Kate Egan, Clare Calveley. | Invited Experts: Yang Qi Rui, Ma Qing Zhong, Zhang Zhong Tao, Takeshi Yamada, Verena Kraemer, Mark Chavez, Gary Hong
