I Dreamt We Dreamt of Eden brings together five artists, each offering a distinct yet interconnected vision of paradise. Their works open portals to multiple Edens, revealing a shared longing for a world beyond the fallen—a place where beauty begins and wonder lingers.
Eden here is as much a feeling as a place—ever-changing, abundant, and alive. It appears in sunlight filtering through leaves, in the warmth of pebbles beneath bare feet, in the quiet trace of a face once known. Moments of beauty surface unexpectedly and fade just as quickly—the ocean at dawn, branches moving in gentle rhythm, the hush before nightfall. At times, Eden feels tangible; at others, it exists only in dreams, where imagined creatures roam and the absent briefly return.
Across painting and sculpture, the exhibition presents not a singular garden but a plurality of Edens—intimate and expansive, fragile yet abundant, fleeting yet recurring. Each artist approaches Eden as a space of becoming, where boundaries between human and non-human, material and spiritual, soften and dissolve. Paradise emerges as a living system that holds grief and wonder in equal measure, allowing transformation precisely because nothing remains fixed.
Ultimately, I Dreamt We Dreamt of Eden unfolds as a meditation on longing, renewal, and return. Eden blooms, fades, and reappears—sometimes remembered, sometimes imagined, sometimes newly discovered. Its power lies not in permanence, but in the desire it awakens: the memory of goodness briefly felt, inspiring us to seek it again and again and again.
- Christina Shoucair, Hayaty Diaries
