Bottega Veneta introduces What Are Dreams, a poetic encounter between filmmaker-photographer Duane Michals and actor Jacob Elordi. The series, captured in intimate black and white, invites us into a surreal world where imagination quietly distorts reality.
Elordi is portrayed in scenes that feel like riddles, suspended gestures, uncanny objects, a sense of time unmoored. Every image plays with ambiguity, echoing Michals’ lifelong fascination with the subconscious.
Symbols recur like fragments from a dream: a shifting mirror, a curtain mid-whisper, a feather that refuses to fall. A short film accompanies the photographs, intertwining visuals with a meditation on what dreams allow us to see.
Words become part of the imagery, guiding the viewer deeper into this gentle strangeness.
Michals explores the invisible forces that shape our inner worlds, translating sensations into visual mystery.
Elordi embraces the theatrical and the unknown, becoming both protagonist and dream figure.
A dialogue across generations, the project reflects the house’s commitment to creativity rooted in curiosity and transformation.
