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The Third Reich of Dreams,
Charlotte Beradt

“I dreamed that it was forbidden to dream, but I did anyway”

The Third Reich of Dreams,
Charlotte Beradt

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Library of Dreams is a multimedia documentary project exploring how the human psyche responds to life under oppressive regimes. At its center is a VR experience where viewers travel through the shared dreamscapes of ordinary people - a child, a Siberian peasant, a housewife - from the Third Reich, the USSR, and modern Russia.

In environments where speech is silenced, fear is internalized, and social bonds begin to fracture, dreams become a space where hidden emotions surface. Using dreams as both lens and language, the project reveals how repression imprints itself on the collective subconscious.

Beyond VR, the exhibition includes archival materials, interactive audio installations, and dome projection - together forming a museum of dreams, where subconscious narratives bypass censorship to express collective trauma.

At its heart, Library of Dreams illuminates the split between public silence and private truth that defines life under authoritarian rule.

Library of Dreams is a multimedia documentary project exploring how the human psyche responds to life under oppressive regimes. At its center is a VR experience where viewers travel through the shared dreamscapes of ordinary people - a child, a Siberian peasant, a housewife - from the Third Reich, the USSR, and modern Russia.

In environments where speech is silenced, fear is internalized, and social bonds begin to fracture, dreams become a space where hidden emotions surface. Using dreams as both lens and language, the project reveals how repression imprints itself on the collective subconscious.

Beyond VR, the exhibition includes archival materials, interactive audio installations, and dome projection - together forming a museum of dreams, where subconscious narratives bypass censorship to express collective trauma.

At its heart, Library of Dreams illuminates the split between public silence and private truth that defines life under authoritarian rule.

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In 2024, it was chosen as one of 12 international projects for the prestigious Biennale College Cinema – Immersive in Venice. In April 2024, Library of Dreams was also selected for the NewImages Festival – XR Development Market in Paris, France. The VR experience is currently in production.

Library of Dreams began its journey with a VR prototype selected for the Innovation Studio at Sunny Side of the Doc (France, 2023), followed by participation in the European Creators Lab’s Development and Prototyping Labs (Luxembourg and Leipzig, 2023).

In 2024, it was chosen as one of 12 international projects for the prestigious Biennale College Cinema – Immersive in Venice. In April 2024, Library of Dreams was also selected for the NewImages Festival – XR Development Market in Paris, France.

The VR experience is currently in production.

Library of Dreams began its journey with a VR prototype selected for the Innovation Studio at Sunny Side of the Doc (France, 2023), followed by participation in the European Creators Lab’s Development and Prototyping Labs (Luxembourg and Leipzig, 2023).

Each part—The Room, The Journey, and The Mirror—reflects recurring emotional patterns found in these dreams. The Room explores the fear of losing private space, The Journey evokes the feeling of helplessness in the face of systemic violence, and The Mirror confronts the unsettling realization of one’s complicity. Together, these chapters form an immersive path through the shared subconscious shaped by life under totalitarian regimes.

The dream world of Library of Dreams is divided into three chapters, each drawn from the dreams of people living under political repression across different eras.

The dream world of Library of Dreams is divided into three chapters, each drawn from the dreams of people living under political repression across different eras.

Each part—The Room, The Journey, and The Mirror—reflects recurring emotional patterns found in these dreams. The Room explores the fear of losing private space, The Journey evokes the feeling of helplessness in the face of systemic violence, and The Mirror confronts the unsettling realization of one’s complicity. Together, these chapters form an immersive path through the shared subconscious shaped by life under totalitarian regimes.

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