Memories, Maps and Dreams

An exhibition of paintings and prints by Josephine Balakrishnan will be held at the Barefoot Gallery next week.

In eastern culture a dream can be a map; the dreamer a vehicle of the Divine. In western culture dreams refer to the psyche’s expression of the ego. In “Memories, Maps and Dreams,” Josephine Balakrishnan deciphers the mystery of dreams.

We see the western symbols that unlock the psyche and the messages, Balakrishnan ponders, “Do we live to dream, or dream to live?” The prints and paintings in this body of work address the question, “Why do we need maps when we always have a thread of memories and a myriad of dreams to lead us through each passage?”

With colors and birds flying, this show provides not only maps of moons, images of lovers walking, and references to the past and future, but seeks to reveal our own internal maps. The range of paintings will be on display four your viewing till the end of the month.