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During a four-week residency at the home of writer Gunnar Gunnarsson in Iceland, I created a series of three lightboxes, returning to this technique after years of abandoning it due to technical challenges. The inspiration for these works came from dreams that became unusually vivid during my stay, as well as a deep sense of being immersed in something greater—both in nature and in the collective unconscious.

Each lightbox is motion-activated, revealing hidden shadow compositions that emerge only in the viewer’s presence. The interplay of darkness and pulsating light creates a sense of fluidity, echoing the way dreams dissolve the boundaries between reality, memory, and imagination. These works reflect my ongoing exploration of the unconscious, archetypal symbols, and the shared fields of human experience, drawing from the theories of Freud, Jung, and Campbell.

The lightboxes contain traces of the books I read during the residency, the landscapes I encountered, and the thoughts that surfaced in solitude. They are autonomous objects, powered by built-in batteries, requiring no external connection—just as dreams exist independently, shaping our perception of reality in ways we cannot fully grasp.