2. A distant and dark island on
a choppy sea
Speaks of isolation
Distance from society
Journey across water can
represent sleep, or death.
3. Layers of
meaning
placed one
on top of the
other
Sewn
together
haphazardly
to create a
patchwork of
ideas and
images – like
a dream.
4. Richly coloured,
patterned
fabrics
Associated with
wealth and
opulence
Worn to
breaking point,
it can show how
hard times have
become.
5. Books are
associated with
wisdom and
knowledge
For old books
this is
especially the
case
Spellbooks,
sources of
arcane and
secret
knowledge are
a trope found in
stories across
the world.
6. A landscape that
seems nonsensical
to others, but with
it’s own internal
logic.
7. Following
the same
theme as
the Escher
drawing
Dali’s works
are
associated
with dreams
With surreal
landscapes
And with
nonsensical
inhabitants.
8. An image of
Miranda seeing
the shipwreck
from shore
The hazy,
iridescent
colours speak of
the dream-like
quality of the
island.
9. Again the colours of a
dreamscape show in
this image.
The figure speaks of
isolation
The dress recalls other
eras in it’s shape, in
it’s long train.
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