Dreamdrift

Dreamdrift is a music and audiovisual project launched by Ukrainian multimedia artist Hanna Alekseieiva.

The artist describes Dreamdrift as an art medium that combines music and video. The audiovisual experience is intertwined with verbal narratives, whether sung or spoken. Her latest work, the album installation Survivor Syndrome Symphony, addresses the devastating issues brought about by the war in Ukraine. Rather than providing answers, it illuminates questions, fears, and hopes.

Dreamdrift is shaped by the author's everyday experiences, as her life has been directly affected by russian aggression. Born in Sevastopol, Crimea, Hanna was forced to leave her hometown after the Russian annexation of the peninsula. History repeated itself in 2022, when Hanna left her new home in the suburbs of Kyiv following the full-scale invasion. She currently lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Hanna received a grant for Ukrainian artists from the Dutch government and works with WORM.

For Dreamdrift, Hanna creates electronic music featuring flute and vocal recordings, and also handles the filming and video editing. Her atmospheric works offer a glimpse into the harsh reality of people balancing hope and sadness, anger and compassion. Documenting her personal experiences and those of people she knows, she samples the surrounding context and weaves it into her music, making it more evocative and immersive. The result can be trippy, intense, dreamy, surreal, or straightforward. Dreamdrift encompasses a range of genres, from classic to eclectic, from trip-hop to prog-pop.

Original text: https://www.uitagendarotterdam.nl/en/agenda/dreamdrift-a-journey-of-healing-through-personal-expansion/