This series serves as an exploration of one’s dreams and fears, tapping into the psychological body and leaving the viewer unsure of what is fiction and what is reality. Sometimes when left to our own devices, our fears can get the best of us, and those fears can sometimes come back to haunt us in our dreams and nightmares. In this series, I have chosen to explore the state in which a person is in when waking during the REM cycle (when most dreams occur), otherwise known as the hypnopompic state. During this time, a person may try to make sense of what is real and what is not, and the experience is sometimes accompanied by lingering vivid imagery. This can be especially taxing on ones mental state and health due to the stress that it causes when faced with such experiences, especially when waking from a nightmare. The double exposures in this narrative and the movement that they imply are meant to disorient the viewer, comparable to how an individual feels upon first awakening, or when experiencing sleep inertia. The impaired alertness and grogginess accompanied by sleep inertia can cause one to have trouble with performing mental or physical tasks, further impairing their functionality and judgment. As the subject weaves in and out of clarity and consciousness within each frame, the viewer experiences similar sensations. In the end, you’re left wondering if what you just saw really happened or if it was all just a dream.