Main Gallery
Kinnari Saraiya: In the Eye of a Dream
- 3 May – 29 June 2025
- Wednesday – Sunday, 12.00 – 17.00
ABOUT
In the Eye of a Dream is a multimedia exhibition by Kinnari Saraiya. Through it she explores how colonial powers used anthropology to study and control native populations by analysing collected dreams for signs of rebellion. Saraiya’s work reimagines these by drawing on indigenous perspectives that view dreams as gateways to alternate realities and transformative experiences.
The exhibition weaves together textiles, interactive installations, and a traveling cinema to blend historical archives with imaginative fiction. Saraiya transforms hand-embroidered Jacquard loom punch cards and lotus seeds into touch interactive controllers, allowing the viewer to explore digital realms inhabited by animated characters. The stories of these characters unfold through dance, choreographed in collaboration with Indian classical performers.
By dissolving boundaries between the material and the virtual, In the Eye of a Dream reclaims the dreamscape as a decolonial archive and transforms the gallery into a richly imagined and exploratory space.
Kinnari Saraiya (b. 1998, Bombay) is an artist and curator, combining digital worldbuilding, expanded film and installation to explore decolonial, feminist and ecological imaginaries through biomechanical storytelling.
In the Eye of a Dream is co-presented with Brighton Festival, as part of their 2025 programme.
Exhibition Preview:
Friday 2 May, 18.00 – 20.00
Speeches will take place at 7pm, with British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation by Sue MacLaine.
Find the Artist:
Website: https://www.kinnarisaraiya.com/
Instagram: @kinnarisaraiya
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