About Our Collective
After some discussion, we settled on the name of our Collective——Sleepwalker.
These foundational principles, along with other key ideas from our members, have shaped our core mission:
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Barrier-free exhibitions – Ensuring public accessibility and inclusivity
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Inclusivity – Embracing multiple exhibitions and multicultural perspectives
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Social issues – Encouraging collective creation and discourse
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Nomadic nature – Breaking away from the white cube, challenging boundaries, and rethinking identity
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Sustainable exhibitions – Reducing waste and prioritizing environmentally conscious practices
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Creativity – Liberating exhibition spaces from conventional limitations
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Resonance – Fostering interactivity and audience engagement
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Peep show – Exploring spatial folding and customized exhibitions
I propose Social Engagement and Collaborative Creation for this reason:
1. Let the exhibition become a process of co-creation rather than a fixed presentation.
2. Let the art space become a platform for dialogue and sharing, rather than a one-way display.
3. Let the exhibition respond to social issues and let the voices of different individuals be heard.
4. Let the exhibition become open, fluid and non-linear, so that each audience can create their own experience.
As our discussions evolved, the idea of a kaleidoscope emerged as a powerful metaphor for our curatorial approach. A kaleidoscope constantly shifts and transforms, revealing new patterns with each turn—just as we envision exhibitions that are immersive and ever-changing.
Inspired by this, we thought a space with multiple entry and exit points leading to a central installation. Upon entering, visitors can choose their own path, making each journey unpredictable—just like walking through a dream where the next scene remains unknown. This structure enhances interactivity, positioning each visitor as an active participant in shaping the exhibition’s experience.
From our collective discussions, we recognized that our curatorial method should not be linear but open-ended. Exhibitions should not dictate a fixed path but instead allow visitors to move freely, forging their own unique experiences. There is no single beginning or end—only multiple points of entry that invite individuals to explore diverse narratives along their own routes.
But we need a more conceptual theme, and I came up with Collapsing Realities.Collapsing Realities explores the fluidity of reality and fiction, individual and collective, space and time. The exhibition space is no longer a fixed container, but a multi-dimensional field that is constantly reshaped by the audience’s actions, narratives and interactions. It is like a folded map, forming new paths with each unfolding and creating new connections with each folding, allowing the audience to travel between different levels of reality and experience a world that is both familiar and unknown.
10 statements I thought of for Sleepwalkers:
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Art should be an open-ended journey, not a predetermined destination.
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Every exhibition is a conversation—who gets to speak, and who gets to listen?
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There is no such thing as a passive observer; every visitor leaves an imprint.
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Space is never neutral—it shapes experience and dictates movement.
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The best exhibitions dissolve the boundaries between artist, curator, and audience.
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Accessibility is not an afterthought; it is the foundation of engagement.
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A sustainable exhibition is one that transforms without waste.
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Nomadism in art is a challenge to permanence, stability, and ownership.
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A kaleidoscope of perspectives is always more powerful than a singular vision.
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Sleepwalkers see what others overlook—dreaming is our form of resistance.
