RECURRENT DREAMS

RECURRENT DREAMS

MARCH 30 - APRIL 23, 2011 ARC GALLERY & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 832 W. SUPERIOR ST., #204 CHICAGO, IL 60642

Gallery Exhibition

Recurrent Dreams Project is a collaboration between Granite Amit, an artist and therapist, and 10 youth participants of the Southwest Youth Collaborative (SWYC) within the vibrant University of Hip Hop venue.

As these youth embraced their identities, histories, and powerful narratives, Amit and SWYC witnessed their powerful transformation into young talented artists — at times struggling with issues of absent or incarcerated parents and semi-homelessness to homelessness. Using urban dance and visual art forms, including break-dance, footwork, graffiti, and mural art, they communicated their narratives with resiliency, vitality, brilliance, courage, integrity, and talent. In a process led by Amit, they developed artistic pieces printed on lenticular lenses articulating their changing self-perceptions and their roles in society.

Recurrent dreams are psychological substances, rooted in the past, which are forced to surface, to be decoded and recognized by the waking mind as a reality. These youth continuously communicate their dreams for the future to be recognized and realized as artist.