Exploring Dreamscapes: 55 Artists Present DAYDREAM in London

摘要：Silver Can Artproudly presents“DAYDREAM: Halfway Between Here and Not”, a contemporary art exhibition exploring the fluid boundari

Photo by Xueshijia Wang

Exhibition Dates: February 28 - March 6, 2025

Opening Event: February 28, 2025 | 17:30

Venue: Unihood x2 & Temperature Home, 253 Eversholt St, NW1 1BA, London

Producer: Oscar Jiaao Yin

Curator: Janelle Jiabin Xu

Curatorial execution: Gaga Xingcheng Xu

Co-curator: Ivy Weiyi Chen

Where Daydreams Reconstruct Reality

Silver Can Art proudly presents “DAYDREAM: Halfway Between Here and Not”, a contemporary art exhibition exploring the fluid boundaries between reality and imagination. Running from February 28 to March 6, 2025, at Unihood x2 & Temperature Home in London, the show features works from 50+ international artists across various mediums, including painting, sculpture, textile, installation, film.

Inspired by Carl Jung’s concept of “active imagination”, this exhibition redefines daydreaming as a tool for subconscious exploration and self-individuation. In today’s fast-evolving technological landscape, where reality is constantly reshaped, daydreams become both an escape and a means of reconstructing the world. Personal memories, collective consciousness, and artificial intelligence intersect in this dreamlike space, creating a complex interplay of past experiences, shared narratives, and digital cognition.

Daydreams are often seen as unrealistic fantasies, brief escapes from reality. However, inspired by Jung’s concept of “active imagination,” this exhibition redefines daydreams as a tool for engaging with the subconscious and achieving self-individuation.

In this space, daydreaming becomes a hidden escape during wakefulness, drifting between reality and illusion. It reflects desires, stitches together memories, and serves as a creative process where consciousness meanders. Through the interpretations of the participating artists, the exhibition attempts to reconstruct our understanding of the real world, creating a multi-layered realm of imagination.

Here, perception merges with fluid narratives, and the boundaries between the inner and outer worlds blur. Everything is in a constant state of becoming, where boundaries fade and narratives fragment. The exhibition invites the audience to experience this “in-between” state—a liminal space where thoughts, memories, and desires converge, offering a new way of understanding both the world and the self.

FOUR EXHIBITION HALLS | FOUR DREAMSCAPES

FEATURED ARTISTS

This exhibition showcases works by 55 international artists, including:

Anastasia Abramova, MUCHU Ai, Ronn Beattie, Poppy Cauchi, Ivy Weiyi Chen, Xing Chen, Yiding Chen, Ziyang Chen, Jingshan Ding, Sally de Courcy, Hanbing Fang, Yixuan Han, Louise Hapton, Haoran Hou, Romilly Horton, Pan Huang, Jake Jacobs, Defeng Jin, Yezihong Jin, JEEHEE, Michalis Karaiskos, Vladimir Lalic, Lee Kay-Barry, Xingyu Li, Jun dai Lin, Guoyi Liu, Form Liu, Tia Liu, Ma Shirong, Mai Muraguchi, Miguel Sopena, Ivan Šuletić, Mingzhang Sun, Aura Sun, Xiao Tan, Xinyue Tao, Henryk Terpilowski, Jin Tian, Zhenzhen Tian, Chisara Vidale, Anya Wang, Xueshijia Wang, Yiru Wang, YY Wang, Yuyang (Lily) Wei, Daoguang Wen, Yahan Wu, Chengming Xing Maxim, Tingting Xiao, Dongyun Xie, Chen Yang, Peggy Yu, ZIAN ZENG, Xin Zhang, Qian Zhong.

Grand Opening

On the evening of February 28, "DAYDREAM: Halfway Between Here and Not" opened to great success at Unihood x2 & Temperature Home, drawing an audience of over 400 guests, including artists, curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts. The venue buzzed with energy as visitors explored the immersive exhibition, engaging in conversations with participating artists and curators.

Photo by Jingshan Ding

Photo by Xueshijia Wang

Photo by Xueshijia Wang/ Performance Artist: GHOSTGARDEN

ABOUT SILVER CAN ART

Silver Can Art is a London-based curatorial team founded by four Chelsea College of Arts graduates: Jiaao Yin, Xingcheng Xu, Jiabin Xu, Weiyi Chen. Silver Can Art creates dynamic exhibitions that foster dialogue between artists, audiences, and the broader art community. Our aim is to provide a platform foremerging artists to present their innovative and thought-provoking work while building a strong creative art network.