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Shani, Tai, 2025, Show, Exhibition or Event, The spell or the dream

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Uniquely bringing together sculpture, radio, live gatherings and a host of guest contributors, The Spell or The Dream is a multi-faceted work inviting audiences to collectively dream of new horizons. At its heart is The Spell, a magnificent new sculpture in the Edmond J Safra Fountain Court, featuring a newly commissioned soundscape by composer, producer and double bassist Maxwell Sterling. Resting atop a stepped plinth, where visitors can sit, gather or peer inside, the luminous blue figure gently breathes, caught in a suspended state, the spell. The dreamer sleeps through the warnings of present and imminent catastrophes, political and social disaster and environmental collapse – but it also dreams of resistance and renewal. Inviting you to wonder, imagine and dream is The Dream radio, running alongside the sculpture. It convenes artists, thinkers and academics including Yanis Varoufakis, Brian Eno, Hannah Black and The Palestinian Sound Archive, to collectively reimagine a hopeful future. Co-curated by Shani and broadcast globally via Channel, the 24/7 radio also features three new commissions from Cécile B Evans, Moor Mother and Cecilia Vicuña, alongside archival work, and invites you to submit your dreams for interpretation. The Dream radio is a continuous broadcast; works will not be available on demand – tune in live or let it slip into the ether.. Each day at 12pm and 4pm, audiences can experience the installation composition in full with the fountains switched off.

Contributors:
Contribution
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RCA ID
Curator of an exhibition
McPartlin, Marie
Curator of an exhibition
Haque, Rahila
School or Centre: School of Arts & Humanities
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2025 12:00
Last Modified: 24 Nov 2025 12:00
URI: https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/6616
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