Projection Napping
New York City & Berlin
Projection Napping, a play on the term Projection Mapping, is an ongoing site-specific video installation series by Optical Animal.
The massive nappers have been projected throughout NYC (as well as one-off runs in Berlin, Rome, and Wroclaw) at random times and locations, occurring unannounced, and each lasting only for several hours. An unsuspecting audience of passers-by usually emerges at each location, often sparked with intrigue, sometimes enlightenment, and always a whole lot of questions.
Utilizing the latest in projection napping technology, the project aims to blur the line between one's dream state vs waking reality - and asks audiences to re-examine the line that separates public vs private space.