"Here Comes the Red," "Beanie," "Us," and "Dance, Dance, Baby"
My work explores the blurred space between sleep and wakefulness, where self and emotion intertwine in a nonlinear and unpredictable flow. Inspired by my surroundings, dreams, and personal experiences, I create fragmented imagery that captures the fleeting moments when consciousness and the subconscious merge. Through layered colours and surreal compositions, I depict the intersection of reality and the unknown, revealing shifts in perception and the dissolution of boundaries. An elderly woman converses with a green goat, a sleeper grows red-rooted leaves, a vague silhouette stands before the Tower of Babel, and a distant figure lingers at the edge of a celebration—each scene forming a dialogue between different realms of existence. In my work, dreams and reality intertwine, and emotions resonate with symbolism. I invite the viewer to step into this space between wakefulness and dreams, where the subconscious emerges and logic dissolves.
Authors
- Chen Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2725-9763)
Institutions
- University Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- USURJ University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.32396/usurj.v10i1.804
- Primary Topic
- Music History and Culture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00