Lies Maculan’s ‘Dream Shop’ is the Austrian artist’s pop-up art exhibition, much like the pop-up shops that you may have run into. Inspired by the dreams that commonly haunt the subconscious, his pop-up art exhibit houses more than 100 fantasies and desires for your viewing pleasure.
Lies Maculan has photographed objects on shelves and then placed the life-size prints onto aluminum stands. So, if you were to get the chance to step into 3,000-square-foot boutique you would get to view many giant cabinets of curiosities. Isn’t this a boutique that you’d love to check out?
On closer examination, the eclectic items, which each represent a subconscious desire (the pile of bricks are the foundation for a dream house, the metal iron is for ironing out your wrinkles), are one-dimensional; dreams that you can grasp but not hold onto. Our favorite piece may just be the aptly entitled "The Dream," a sleeping woman in peaceful slumber attached to the floor. Because, really, who doesn't fantasize about having more time to dream?
(refinery29)
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