They Say You Can Dream a Thing More Than Once: Just Because You Wish for Something, Doesn’t Make It True. Or Does It?

They Say You Can Dream a Thing More Than Once: Just Because You Wish for Something, Doesn’t Make It True. Or Does It? (2013)

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Synopsis

They Say You Can Dream a Thing More Than Once… revolves around ideas of desire and loss / desire and unfulfilled fantasies. The character goes on a journey through a changing landscape, encountering paraphernalia from Walt Disney animations. She grasps at images and objects in an attempt to create or experience the fantasy of the Disney animations, yet these things continuously elude her.

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(11mins) | Barbados

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Versia Harris

Versia Harris is a Barbadian artist, and graduated from the Barbados Community College with a BFA from the Studio Art programme in 2012. She has participated in various residencies with Projects and Space, the Fresh Milk Art Platform Inc., Vermont Studio Center, Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) and Alice Yard. In her work, Versia tackles perceptions of fantasy in contrast to the reality of her original character.