Alec Soth, Sheep, 1996. Archival pigment print, 24 x 30". © Alec Soth
Focusing on a theme that has flowed like a stream of consciousness through his work for more than 20 years, Soth searched through his far-reaching history of projects to create Hypnagogia, eliciting a perspicuous connection to the transitional stage between wakefulness and sleep. Described as a neurological phenomenon, one recurrently associated with creativity, a hypnagogic state is the dreamlike experience while awake that conjures vivid, sometimes realistic imagery. For more information, please visit scotiabankcontactphoto.com.