AN art exhibition exploring the impact dreams and nightmares has on human creativity and civilizations will be on at the Zig Zag Gallery from August 30 through to September 21.

Dreamscapes: Exploring the Subconscious Through Art delves into how dreams and nightmares transcend individual experiences, shaping civilizations, inspiring creativity, and offering insights into the subconscious.

Artists are encouraged to use any medium to express their interpretations, highlighting how these phenomena influence personal histories and cultural identities.

Art from 13 artists that specialise in a range of media from ceramics to oil paints and a range of styles will be presented in this exhibition.

Artists to be featured are Bec Abdy, Kathleen Bloomfield-Gibbs, Alida Cappelletta, Brad Coleman, Annabelle Gallon, Sophie Goodlich, John Herne, Annie Huang, Reegan Jackson, Savannah Matthews, Kristy Scaddan, Sarah Soula and Tara Wilson.

Their work has been seen on murals across Perth city, at art markets, projected as moving art pieces on city buildings and in other collections and exhibitions.

Artists Reegan Jackson and Annie Huang have provided a preview of their collaborative project RE-VERB which will be shown at Dreamscapes.

The pictures shared reveal planing their working surfaces and glimpses of Mr Jackson’s black and white abstract patterning on top of a colourful backdrop of blue, yellow and purple.

Another slide shows an abstract textured surface where undulating forms shift in and out of sharp focus as topographical lines reveal themselves in the details,

Their project will aim to combine ceramics practice with their individual approaches to explore memory as a technological fever dream.

The RE-VERB collaboration will combine analogue film photographs with painting, sculpture and digital manipulation.

Ms Huang’s previous artworks include a large-scale projection of the rivers and native animals from Perth’s wetlands turned into an animated artwork moving across the PICA building in Northbridge.

The showcase will aim to pull together their work into a cohesive collection with other artists to explore how sleep becomes a canvas for narratives, connecting people through universal yet personal encounters.

It invites audiences to consider the landscapes of dreams and their emotional, cultural, and metaphysical dimensions.