MEHEK GOPI VOHRA





MAPPING DREAMSCAPES

RISD Thesis Project
2024



Through graphic experiments, this triptych of work maps the dreams of the individual and the collective. Each piece incorporates language to navigate the unique challenge of communicating a dream, and the fleeting visibility of the words reflects the ephemerality of dreaming but contradicts the act of documenting them. These pieces question if dreams can ever be shared in full color when they lack the experiences and emotions that the dreamer brings with them. 







1. How do dreams connect us?

Most of us may be surprised to learn that we often have similar dreams. This web space invites us to record our dreams and explore the connections we unknowingly share. Discovering the commonalities in our dreams may shift our belief that dreaming is a profoundly individual experience. 









2. How are dreamscapes archived?

Straying away from traditional methods of dream documentation, this collection of maps makes sense of dreamscapes by charting out more subjective aspects of dreaming. Transparent and overlaid on top of each other, this growing collection of erratic dreamscapes form a larger interconnected map: a hazy reflection of my subconscious terrain.











3. How are dreams captured?

Dreams escape us the moment we wake up. In a desperate attempt to record them, we scribble down the fragments we can grasp. This installation is an experiement in memorializing my dreams. The plotter has no clea beginning or end between dreams; it mirrors the unbounded nature of our subconscious.











INSTALLATION
 
Using light to guide the visitor through the space, highlighting the three 








Trailer










Process and experimentation












skills learnt

python, javascript, html, css
pen/vinyl plotter
WORKING with chatgpt Advised by

Lucinda Hitchcock
Griffin Smith SPECIAL THANKS

ed brown
MANINI BANERJEE
YUKTI AGARWAL
YASH VORA
JACK SANNIOTA
ADAM HOROWITZ


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