COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Träuma: A Visual Study in Dream Therapy
Creator:
Shrader, Astin
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Photography
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Photography
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"This thesis explores the metaphysical practices of dream therapy and multidimensional
self-realization through a visual and autobiographical lens. Stemming from a personal history of
sleep disorders and a medical condition that induces long periods of sleep, I use constructed photography
and digital compositing techniques to document my extended dream cycles, lucid
dream episodes, and symbolic clairvoyant visions. I use these as a starting point for a personal
study of the unconscious psyche and the depths of the human experience. By absorbing messages
and lessons from my dreams, I incorporate their wisdom and knowledge into my waking life to
guide both my artistic and self-healing practices. This research and photographic body of work
investigates my parallel dream life and the inner journey to healing, transformation, and the discovery
of the True Self."
self-realization through a visual and autobiographical lens. Stemming from a personal history of
sleep disorders and a medical condition that induces long periods of sleep, I use constructed photography
and digital compositing techniques to document my extended dream cycles, lucid
dream episodes, and symbolic clairvoyant visions. I use these as a starting point for a personal
study of the unconscious psyche and the depths of the human experience. By absorbing messages
and lessons from my dreams, I incorporate their wisdom and knowledge into my waking life to
guide both my artistic and self-healing practices. This research and photographic body of work
investigates my parallel dream life and the inner journey to healing, transformation, and the discovery
of the True Self."
Abstract:
Keywords: dreams, self-portraiture, constructed image, photography, digital compositing, psychoanalysis, unconscious, symbolism, therapy, trauma
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta)
Date:
2019-05
Format:
PDF : 59 pages, color illustrations