Recent research in the field of Dream Engineering, focused on the use of technology to change the content of dreams, has shown that the brain continues to listen, feel, and see during sleep. This discovery has opened up channels to communicate with the unconscious mind.
The installation involves two primary components: a bed designed for rocking participants into sleep and during sleep, and a bright red mushroom rotating (or “flying”) above the bed, designed to stimulate targeted dream content. The wavelength of light is also designed to stimulate lucid dreams, as studies suggest. According to the latest research, the bed movements during sleep will direct the visitors’ physical experiences in dreams, and the acoustic stimulation (a technique called Targeted Dream Incubation) is used to create a “half-awaken” state, providing a fertile ground to guide dreams.
Visitors could test the bed during the museum opening hours for an hour, or for an entire night from Friday to Saturday.
Adam Haar, a neuroscientist specialised in Dream Science, was then available to exchange with the participants on their experience.
