© Violetta Wakolbinger
DreamAtlas started in late 2024 as a dream-sharing exercise among artists and friends. We wrote down our dreams and shared them with each other, and soon noticed how often they overlapped: similar images, recurring emotions, stories that seemed to run in parallel. We wanted to make those connections visible, and to see how far they would reach beyond our small group.
Today DreamAtlas is a growing map of dreams. Each dream is shared anonymously and becomes a star, placed close to the dreams it resembles, whether they share a fall, a flight, or a feeling of wonder. Anyone can add one, and with every new dream the constellation changes a little. What started between friends has become a shared sky, built by people who will never meet.
The project
When we exhibit DreamAtlas, it becomes an installation built around a repurposed telescope. We fitted it with electronics, so that instead of the night sky it shows the dream constellation, and visitors move through it by turning the telescope's original gears. Next to it is the terminal, a small cyberdeck where visitors can type in a dream of their own. The dream is added to the atlas right away, and the terminal prints a receipt with it, the dreams closest to it, and coordinates for finding it through the telescope.
Exhibitions
Currently on view
- 16–25 October 2026 WIP Festival CYENS, Nicosia (CY)
Upcoming
- November 2026 Recto VRso Art&VR Gallery, Laval (FR)
Previously shown at
- June 2026 Linz FMR Schlossberg, Linz (AT)
- May 2026 Future Territories das LOT, Vienna (AT)
- October 2025 Da Fest 10 Sofia (BG)
- September 2025 Ars Electronica Festival Linz (AT) Honorary Mention, Campus Award
The team
Ahmed Jamal
Ahmed Jamal (he/him) is an architect and new-media artist with a bachelor's degree in architecture engineering and environmental studies from AASTMT in Cairo, Egypt (2016). His project Mirror Me! has been showcased at Ars Electronica (Linz, 23), WIP (Cyprus, 23), Pixxelpoint (Nova Gorica, 23), and IMAL (Brussels, 23–24). His current work focuses on reflective themes that explore interactions between humans and machines within digital and physical spaces.
Emma Silvana Tripaldi
Emma Silvana Tripaldi (she/her) is an artist and visual designer from Florence, Italy, based in Linz, Austria. She holds a degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia and is a student in the Interface Cultures master's program at Kunstuniversität Linz. Her work spans digital media, sound, and installation art, examining the relationships between humans, nature, and technology. Emma's work has been featured at Ars Electronica Festival (Austria), Speculum Artium Festival (Slovenia), and WIP Festival (Cyprus).
Till Schönwetter
Till Schönwetter (he/him) is a new media artist trained in landscape painting. He graduated from Academie Minerva in the Netherlands, where he was nominated for the Academy Award, and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Interface Cultures at Kunstuniversität Linz in Austria. His work combines humor, interactivity, and critical engagement, inviting audiences to explore the surreal aspects of digital culture. He is also part of the artist duo WONK with Miguel Rangil. His projects have been presented at Ars Electronica (Austria), Speculum Artium (Slovenia), and What Feels Real in Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA), as well as in exhibitions across Europe.