Do you remember drifting off to sleep while someone was telling a bedtime story? Or falling asleep with the TV on, lingering in that lucid state between waking and sleep?
The Nap is a unique experience designed to shift the mind from its default mode of everyday life—the “problem-solving” mindset—into a state of receptivity and relaxation. In this state, awareness can expand toward the inner world, rich with images, memories, emotions, and sensations. As the body rests, eyes close, and expectations dissolve, perception can zoom out into a broader perspective, where personal narratives, the surrounding world, and the concepts of time and space merge into a unified context.
It can be described as inner world tourism—a guided, yet free, exploration into the landscapes of the psyche. Through the poetic fusion of storytelling, soundscapes, and music, an environment is created in which an inner journey naturally unfolds. This serves as a portal into a dimension where inner content can be consciously observed, supported by a delicate arrangement of cognitive and archetypal elements and patterns.
At the heart of The Nap is storytelling by music—a profound, sensual form of artistic expression that activates imagination and engages all the senses. By blending melody and narrative, it loosens rigid mental patterns, opening a vivid, dreamlike space that transcends ordinary perception, inviting exploration of the depths of the inner world and the subtle connectivity of all things.
The experience draws inspiration from the active imagination technique of Jungian psychology, making it both an artwork and a meditative practice. Beyond its artistic and meditative dimensions, The Nap also functions as a research method, offering insights into the psyche on both an individual level and within the scope of social studies. Each session becomes both a journey and a mapping of the hidden terrains of imagination, memory, and emotion.
BARAKAT 