Surreal Domestic Dreamscape – Moonlit Room Installation at the Hirshhorn
An immersive, dreamlike room blurs the boundary between domestic familiarity and surreal fantasy in this installation photo taken at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. The scene is part of an ongoing exploration of surrealism and memory by Brazilian street artists OSGEMEOS, known for merging dream logic with vibrant storytelling. The entire room—walls, furniture, and even light—appears to float in a painted ocean that overtakes the interior, as if submerging memory itself.
At the center of this fictional domestic space is a round wooden table with modest chairs and a duck figurine centerpiece, grounded by a traditional patterned rug. But the realism stops there. On the wall, a pale human-faced moon reclines horizontally, its luminous gaze cast dreamily across the space, while a familiar yellow figure—seen previously in the artists’ floating boat mural—appears to rest behind a green velvet chair. A grandfather clock, mismatched picture frames, and floating houses add to the strange, dislocated charm.
Framed portraits, including one that appears childlike and another reminiscent of manga style, suggest a patchwork of cultural and emotional memory. A man’s suit hangs solemnly from a wall hook, juxtaposed with painted waves that lap at the edges of a constructed narrative—blending personal history with universal longing.
This space isn’t just a room—it’s a subconscious echo, suspended between waking life and the underwater weight of dreams. It invites viewers into a liminal world where objects breathe, time warps, and memories surface like shipwrecked artifacts.
Surreal Domestic Dreamscape – Moonlit Room Installation at the Hirshhorn
An immersive, dreamlike room blurs the boundary between domestic familiarity and surreal fantasy in this installation photo taken at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. The scene is part of an ongoing exploration of surrealism and memory by Brazilian street artists OSGEMEOS, known for merging dream logic with vibrant storytelling. The entire room—walls, furniture, and even light—appears to float in a painted ocean that overtakes the interior, as if submerging memory itself.
At the center of this fictional domestic space is a round wooden table with modest chairs and a duck figurine centerpiece, grounded by a traditional patterned rug. But the realism stops there. On the wall, a pale human-faced moon reclines horizontally, its luminous gaze cast dreamily across the space, while a familiar yellow figure—seen previously in the artists’ floating boat mural—appears to rest behind a green velvet chair. A grandfather clock, mismatched picture frames, and floating houses add to the strange, dislocated charm.
Framed portraits, including one that appears childlike and another reminiscent of manga style, suggest a patchwork of cultural and emotional memory. A man’s suit hangs solemnly from a wall hook, juxtaposed with painted waves that lap at the edges of a constructed narrative—blending personal history with universal longing.
This space isn’t just a room—it’s a subconscious echo, suspended between waking life and the underwater weight of dreams. It invites viewers into a liminal world where objects breathe, time warps, and memories surface like shipwrecked artifacts.