Absurd Aberrations
Video, 2023
About the artwork
An emulation of the unsettling and perplexing phenomenological realm of disordered sleep, where the boundaries between reality and illusion are blurred, prompting contemplation on the nature of what is truly real and what exists only in the realm of the mind.
Audio explanation
Listen to X New Worlds discuss this work.
X New Worlds is a London-based artist and designer who examines the nature of consciousness and the ephemeral. Drawing inspiration from her experiences with sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming, she weaves surreal and absurd worlds that explore the precipice between conscious and unconscious realities.
Her work has been showcased globally in spaces such as the Saatchi Gallery, ArtSpace55, Times Square New York, Nou Museum, Canal180 and more. She has been published and featured in Telescope Magazine Volume II, Prompt Magazine, Forbes Australia, and Nasty Magazine.