9. The Dreamscapes of Nicolas Bruno
For Nicolas Bruno, sleep paralysis had plagued his nights since his teenage years. As his visions became more and more real and he began to experience them every night, Bruno began to record what he saw in a diary. When he could reliably recreate the experience in his mind he began to share what he saw with the world with photography.
Bruno’s photos feature recurring images that he himself has seen countless times: faceless figures that exist in silhouette. These figures seem to warp the reality around them and there is a pervasive feeling of drowning, helplessness, and imprisonment even in open spaces. In total, his work captures the spirit of sleep paralysis in ways both beautiful and horrible.
