The work is inspired by the so-called Dreamachine, a light object invented in 1959 by British artist Brion Gysin. The Dreamachine is a hollow cylinder with mathematically precisely spaced geometric cut-outs and a source of light in the centre emitted at a frequency of 8 – 13 Hz, mimicking the so-called alpha waves that occur in the brain just before we fall asleep or during meditation. Gysin’s cylinder rotates on a turntable, while the stroboscopic flickering of the light is viewed with closed eyes.

Double machine for lulling to sleep with already dreamt dreams consists of two cylinders set up on two pads with built in electrical motors that spin the cylinders in opposite directions. The cylinders are made of transparent plexiglass, with self-adhesive black foil applied across their entire surface, covered in engraved texts of dreams selected from the online domain of the Dream Archive (www.arhivsnova.hr). The spinning of the cylinders is accompanied by a recording of white noise sounds intended for lulling to sleep.

Double machine for lulling to sleep with already dreamt dreams is experienced with eyes open; instead of through geometric cut-outs, the light disperses through engraved texts of dreams people dreamt. The object is doubled in order to achieve optical resonance of circular movement, with added white noise audio recording intended to enhance the process of lulling to sleep.

Due to circular movement of the cylinders, reading the texts engraved on them is virtually impossible; however, the intention of the Double machine is to “emit” dreams that have already been dreamt by other people in concentric circles, as a slow-release hypnotic “trigger” – for the dreams that we are yet to dream.