Nightmare Inductions

Nightmare inductions is a project produced by the Noxious Sector Arts Collective. In this series of works we use self-hypnosis and trance induction techniques to provide an audience with a guided visualization of nightmares. To accomplish this we use a combination of binaural beats and brainwave entrainment video patterns, along with self-hypnosis induction scripts, sometimes read live, other times pre-recorded. The project challenges the imaginative willingness of the audience while exploring the creative possibilities for induction-based artworks. We think of induction as a second-order thought experiment -- not simply an idea contemplated passively in one's own mind, but an experience implanted by visualization and self-hypnosis techniques. To date we have completed three nightmares: the dream of having one's teeth fall out; the dream of falling, and; the dream of forgetting something important.

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Nightmare Inductions Vancouver
in the exhibition Through the Trapdoor
curated by Paul Wong
VIVO, Vancouver, Canada
April 2014

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Nightmare Inductions
Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seattle, USA
January-April 2014

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Dreams of Teeth
Neutral Ground Contemporary Art Forum, Regina, Canada
November 2013

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Nightmare Inductions Halifax
Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, Canada
September 2013

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Nightmare Inductions Kelowna
Alternator Contemporary Art, Kelowna, Canada
with student contributions from the Dreams of Teeth project
July 2013

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Nightmare Inductions Montreal
in conjunction with the Sight & Sound festival
Eastern Bloc, Montreal, Canada
May 2013

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(photo credit: J. guzzo Desforges)


Nightmare Inductions Singapore
in the exhibition Locomotions
in conjunction with Digital Art Weeks 13
curated by Art Clay and Doug Jarvis
Goodman Art Centre Gallery, Singapore
May 2013

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