What lies beyond us and what lies before us are tiny matters when compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, essayist and transcendentalist , born 1803

Every human development was first embraced as a vision in the heart and mind of individuals who were willing to think differently. Many of the things we find useful, or necessary, or inspiring, or that we treasure flow from private, inner moments of insight and desire.

A vision can ignite endless passion and sweeping change, but at first it is just a small thought with no fire in it. It is easy for such seeds to disappear without a trace. Despite their fragility, they begin the process of becoming real at the moment they appear in the mind's eye. Vision always rocks the boat; it always faces opposition and challanges. Vision and innovation are the hope of the future and the mark of a vital society.

Through an extensive process of community engagement, both formal and informal, The Dreaming has explored the process of vision and imagination. This inquiry has helped shape the meaning and design of the artwork. This is an inquiry into personal imagination and collective history making. In that spirit, the artist poses this question to you:

If anything were possible, if there were no limits, if success were guaranteed, what would you choose to create?

Your answer may be used in The Dreaming.

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