Joy and Music: A Space to Dream

Among Germanic and Dutch influences, the etymology of the word ‘dream’ likely pays debt to the old English ‘drēam’, a word with connotations of ‘joy’ and ‘music’. These words are at home in the artworks here on display. A cold night sky becomes a space for togetherness, for storytelling. A glow emanates from a house or a shelter, an image full of possibility. Dreamlike and hard to pin down, these are scenes of joy. Elsewhere in a secluded landscape, the silence of winter heightens our senses, providing a space for listening. The more we listen, everyday sounds are transformed. They become music. Art is a space to make concrete what is otherwise difficult to record, a space for dreams.