Listening to Harry Pearce's dreams at 5x15
Posted on January 24, 2012 by James T
With most of my dreams being about the sandwich eating me, I thought it a great opportunity to hear Harry Pearce talk about his dream diaries he has been keeping for over a decade. His presentation was the concluding part of the first 5x15 event of 2012. 5x15 is a TED-like event providing a platform for diverse and interesting people to detail their experience and passion, 5 people, 15 minutes each.
Prior to Pearce we heard Martin Gayford's upbeat and personal accounts of his conversations with David Hockney. Turkish novelist Elif Shafak delivered a powerful and poetic episode in her life that dealt with artistic faith, while Simon Mann scared me to death, divulging his dealings with abduction, imprisonment and madness. Also, Nigeria was presented fully and passionately for a change thanks to Noo Saro-Wiwa.
Pearce began his 15 minutes with the customary technical issues inherent with Mac-toting designers and standard projection systems. Though not before long we were viewing the highlights of a long, lustrous career in design as he introduced his subject.
I found his thoughts on dreams and dreaming illuminating, the notion that we have a vast, untapped creative resource within us is a beautiful idea. What makes it even more seductive is that it's effortless (and free). He continued to explain how dreams had an impact on both his personal and professional life, benefitting both. There were moments when he leaned toward the idea that his dreams had a prophetic quality. This mysteriously caused my brow to furrow, but maybe it's because I'm a Gemini and we don't believe in that sort of thing. Anyway, I was willing to overlook this because the main point was much grander.
The point is, that there is worth in taking notice of your sub-conscious. And if you want, record and document these occurrences, because they will come in handy - if only for entertainment.
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