Chosen Nightmare

Chosen nightmare this project stems from a persistent fascination with the broken, the abandoned, and the unseen. It arises from a desire to attend to that which is usually discarded. The project’s experimental nature lies in the way it engages in a dialogue with the exhibition site. It is not about imposing a predefined narrative, but rather allowing the location—with its memory of dampness and its weathered architecture—to play an active role in the work’s creation.

The title refers both to the fragmented, non-linear logic of dreams and to the conscious choice to confront discomfort. A “chosen nightmare” is not the imposition of fear, but a decision to remain in an unsettling space—to inhabit a place that promises no comfort. By opting for materials and a setting that are undervalued or poorly received, the project occupies a territory where value stems not from whiteness or cleanliness, but from a stubborn insistence on listening to what is avoided and rejected. Thus, the installation functions as a sensitive exercise: an invitation to traverse the margins, embrace discomfort, and discover the poetic in what is typically dismissed as mere residue or failure.

Ultimately, *Chosen Nightmare* is a reflection on the very act of creation—on the difficulty of sustaining an artistic practice driven by conviction, knowing it entails venturing into fragile, unstable, and often undervalued realms. By embracing the forgotten and the discarded, the work seeks neither to redeem nor to beautify them, but rather to highlight their latent power—their capacity to remind us that a form of truth also resides within the broken.