Symbols are shown to me through my dreams. When interpreting waking life as a dream, the symbols become noticeable, and begin to convey.
Symbols contain a power which is ancient and living. They are perhaps the only link between oneself and the ancestors. Symbolic language and dreams are a common denominator between cultures. The more one devotes herself to studying the symbols, the more guidance one receives from the Dreammaker.
The Dreammaker speaks through symbols. It guides one towards her highest potential. Waking life itself can be interpreted as a dream.
When one starts to see reality as a dream, and begins to interpret the symbols within it, synchronicities arise. The veil between the two worlds becomes thinner. Dream and waking life begin to interlive.
This sensibility has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. The creative act has always attracted me, and I dedicate my life to it.
Often I feel like a vessel. As if art wants to use me to make things, a power greater than myself, compelling me to bring forward images.
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Sajia Atashgard (b.1998)
Artist and architect based in Stockholm, Sweden
Selected Exhibitions
2026
Cosmic Egg, Projektrum: Augsburg “Vi drömmer i Rokoko”, Sthlm Craft Week, Stockholm
2026
Rising From Ashes, Liljevalchs - Vårsalongen, Stockholm
2024
Dreamscapes, solo exhibition, Parken, Stockholm
2022
Bordshimmel, Projektrum: Augsburg, St Craft Week, Stockholm
Awards
2025
Svensk Form & Svenskt Trä Scholarship - project Flytbodarna
Selected Competitions
2025
Europan 18 - Art Museum in Trondheim
Publications
Bordshimmel, published in Thomas Tempte: Ett eget universitet / A University of One's Own, Otsium books
Education
2018–2024
Master of Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Practice
2022–present
Co-Founder Ateljé Atashgard, Architecture & Design studio in Stockholm