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Collage exhibit at back to athens®
23x24 cmCurated by Julia Harrauer
25-29.06.25
The imaginary understands itself as a mental construct, utelized to explore ideas beyond the material world. Reality, by contrast, is commonly perceived as its opposite: the thing that actually happens and frequently diverges from our expectations. Yet, in this exhibition, imagination is not assumed as the opposite of reality, but rather a particular state in which reality already begins to take shape. The application of this paradox allows us to explore how imagination and reality actually coexist and influence one another. To imagine, is not always to escape; it can also be a means of confrontation with the world. Neuroscientific studies confirm that the human brain processes imagined and perceived images in the same regions, distinguishing only whether a “reality boundary” has been crossed. What we imagine and what we experience are closer than we often assume.
Neuroscientifica particularly vivid state of imagination. They arise from the unconscious and follow their own logic. Within them, memory, emotion, and fantasy merge, revealing how deeply our inner world is interwoven with our lived reality. Dreams show the generative potential of imagination: surreal landscapes can emerge where fears, desires, and past events blend into one another. They are not mere fictions, but an intensified form of reality.
“Reflective Trace” unites artists who work intuitively, engaging with what is, what could be, and what we deeply long for. Their works make internal realities, dreams, and invisible structures tangible. Imagination isn’t just a flight from reality — it’s a powerful way to confront, shape, and make sense of our world. By reconsidering the role of imagination, often dismissed as madness, we can reconnect it to its true potential for engaging with and critically reflecting on our reality.