7–9/5: Dome Dreaming

Dome Dreaming was Tekniska museet’s (The National Museum of Science and Technology) first international fulldome festival, where film left the screen and surrounded the audience. Over three evenings, Wisdome Stockholm became a space for expanded cinema, bringing together internationally acclaimed artists, emerging voices and a new generation of filmmakers.

During Dome Dreaming, Trähallen was transformed into a new media art gallery, with works by Patricia Detmering, Maria Kling & Roni Kaufman, and Jon-Nicklas Lundberg. A mobile dome courtesy of SKH was installed, and on Saturday, there was an opportunity to try out virtual body experiments with PhD professor Josephine Rydberg. The Dome Dreaming Gallery was available to everyone with a ticket to any of the screenings or days.

The programme moved between documentary, experimental film and expanded cinema, combining screenings, talks and live audiovisual performances. From fractal worlds and audiovisual landscapes to new works developed through open call and art school collaborations, this was where moving image expanded beyond the frame.

Expanded Cinema

Dome Dreaming took its point of departure in “expanded cinema,” a movement that since the 1960s has explored film beyond the rectangular screen. From Stan VanDerBeek’s Movie-Drome, a geodesic dome for projection, to Black Mountain College’s Visions of the Present, and onward to contemporary fulldome productions, artists have sought ways to envelop audiences in image and sound.

Full program

Dome Dreaming was both a public festival and a meeting place for filmmakers, artists, producers, and institutions working with dome film and expanded cinema.

The program was curated by Sebastian Häger, Jonas Johansson, and Fredrik Edström from Dome Dreaming, in collaboration with Tekniska.

Read more about the project Dome Dreaming.