Holliday Dreams

In this surreal and haunting series of three motives, Vacation Dreams, the delicate interplay between reality and dreams is explored through the lives of three women from low-paid jobs – a hairdresser, a cashier and a waitress.

Each scene is set in a dilapidated bathroom where the protagonist stands on a chair that symbolically represents her ascent into fantasy.

They metaphorically prepare to dive into a rusted bathtub, representing their decaying reality, while the window in front of them reveals a dreamlike world – filled with oceans, jellyfish and whales.

These windows are not just openings to the outside, but portals to their inner longings for escape and fulfillment.

Yet even in their dreams, the tension between desire and inaccessibility remains palpable.

The series becomes a visual metaphor for the futility of their aspirations by showing how harsh reality weighs on their dreams – fragile and unattainable like the creatures hovering in the sky outside their window.