the night-mare project
An experimental media archive by Michael Mersereau
the night-mare project
An experimental media archive by Michael Mersereau
Welcome to the night-mare project
Sleep Paralysis is a sleep disorder also known as the Old Hag, Ag Rog, Sleep Demon, Night Hag, Night-Mare, and many more names. It is the experience of seeming to be awake in the in-between dream state, unable to move. It can also be the feeling of an out-of-body experience. Often, this involves a supernatural presence or figure near or on you. Sleep paralysis tends to reflect social conditions and cultural regions. For instance, historically, one would imagine a witch or demon. From the 1980s to 2000s, it took a science fiction theme as aliens probing the body. In Cambodian refugees it is known as khmaoch sângkât, a supernatural force pushing down on the sleeper’s chest or neck of a person who died during the Cambodian genocide. For most, it is experienced as a strange figure or phantasm. In your answer below, tell me about your sleep paralysis dream/experience. These stories will be aggregated and told over an experimental video in the form of a projected installation. Re-enactments, artificial voices or text will be used. These stories will stay anonymous unless you would like to be credited. I cannot guarantee all stories will be used but if chosen or a selected part taken I will pass by the final writing if altered in any way for approval.
Submissions
Fill out the form to submit a credited or anonymous story
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