A year of dreams
Every morning for a year, Seattle conceptual performance artist Amy-Ellen Flatchestedmama Trefsger recorded her dreams to video. Bleary eyed, yawning, and honouring her commitment for arts sake not to look in the mirror before recording, she notched up over 170 dreams across 52 weekly videos. She titled her project, Sharing My Subconscious, and asked me to review and analyse the dreams and make a response video to complete the work. Here’s Amy Ellen, followed by my response:
Here’s Amy-Ellen at Week 21:
You can see all 52 of Amy Ellen’s videos at www.flatchestedmama.com or on the Sharing My Subconscious playlist.
A triple celebration: The Dream Show
After 16 years of creating The Dream Show, we’re … no, we’re not stopping! From January 2026 we’re adding a video podcast format on YouTube.
Foxed by the meaning of a dream?
The first thing I do when I open my eyes in the morning is close them again. I drift and search for memories of my
Unpacking the closet
Sometimes the most profound revelations emerge from the simplest gestures. “I’ve never had so many colourful clothes”, Petra laughed, hands waving about expansively as she