Dromen/Innerworld in UMCG

The exhibition Dromen/Innerworld features works created within Professional Practice, in which second-year students of Fine Art at Academy Minerva immersed themselves in the theme of dreams.

Valeria Glibiciuc, second-year Fine Art student: “To me, dreaming exists in that space between what is real and what is imagined. It’s not separate from life, but shaped by it, influenced by the people we meet, the places we inhabit, and the experiences we carry with us each day. For me, dreams act like an internal archive, where fragments of our surroundings and feelings come together in abstract and poetic ways. This idea became the foundation for my work.”

The students explored the relationship between everyday experiences and the dreams that flow from them. This artistic research led to a wide range of disciplines and styles - from painting and photography to spatial work - merging and blurring images that are sometimes absurd.

Valeria: "In my painting process, I work with fragmentation and transparent layers to build up the image gradually. Rather than creating a single, fixed scene, I see the artwork as an accumulation of fragments, small pieces of memory, feeling, or observation, that come together to form a larger, cohesive whole."

On view are nine widely varying artworks, each reflecting in its own way the fluid boundary between day and night, between reality and imagination. Currently on display at the UMCG, the works are a visual exploration of the inner world of experience. 

“Exhibiting the work at UMCG brought a new dimension to the project. A hospital is a space filled with complex emotions, vulnerability, hope, waiting, and I was mindful of how my work might resonate in that context. I aimed to create something open and gentle, offering a quiet moment of reflection or calm for whoever encounters it, whether patients, visitors, or staff.”

Visit the exhibition until October 10, 2025 at Fountain Street in the UMCG.

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Students: Zara Moya Nauta, Valeria Glibiciuc, Eva Rajher & Eleni Konstanti, Alexandra Breedijk, Jacky Weerman, Shomisha Elaguani, Nina van Es, Isobel Lambe, Katka Levkanicová & Matviy Ponomarenko

Assistance: Susanne Luurs (lecturer), Kunstzaken UMCG