The Dream

“The Dream” follows the narrative of a young father who is struggling with the grief of losing his wife. As he starts to disconnect from his child in real life, in his dreams, his subconscious helps him realise he can ask for help, and he should be with his child, instead of pushing her away.

This was a very experimental piece, in both the style and story. I attempted exploring a darker theme, both in the artwork and in the story involved. For this, I majorly overplanned, resulting in being rather rushed for time, and the pages seeing a bit “unfinished”, or not telling the story as clearly as I wished. I recommend reading a summary of the story below before you read the comic, as it will make much more sense.

For the darker story and theme, I am still unsure on where I drew from these places, as my work is usually much more lighthearted, so this narrative is more of a one off piece, rather than a good representation of the majority of work I do!

Example of one of the planning pages I did for “The Dream”

However, unlike “The Horned Wolf” and “The Mist” where for the GCSE final peice, I just made the comic pages, for “The Dream”, I created an installment for the display! I attempted creating it into a more “sculpture” like arrangement, by attaching it onto a mobile, pages printed on either side, and the pages in a non chronological order. To read it on the mobile, you have to go along one end to another, sometimes twisting around, and reading from the other side. I wanted to do this to how how, like dreams, the narrative is sometimes mixed up, and the events can change and sway when you remember them.

The final display for school

“The Dream” was chosen to be displayed in the Lethaby Gallery during the Camden School’s Art Biennale in the summer of 2024!

The inside of the exhibition.

“The Dream” is currently displayed in a public google building. We built an improved and stronger version of the mobile, with beams of wood, and a stronger wire. The pages were printed larger for easier viewing, and it was hung in the foyer of the google building, near the staircase. You can visit it today, if you are in London!

It currently resides in the “Camden Google campus” in London (formally known as the Central Saint Giles building), if you would like to see it.