The Thriving Artist Podcast

Ghost of a Dream, a moniker for the collaborative duo Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was, create large sculptural installations, collages, and immersive texts made from lottery tickets, romance novels, playing cards, and other raw or discarded materials.Most recently, Ghost of a Dream has been working on a project they call The Fair Housing Project. They’ve created a house from art fair materials, which they’ve immersed in a sea of fog and filmed documentary style. The house, film, and other works created by this duo will be showing at Smack Mellon from September 24 -October 30, 2016. They’re also Clark Hulings Fund 2015 Business Accelerator grant recipients, which means they participate in the educational program of the fund, and they’re also receiving critical funding for The Fair Housing Project. Topics include:The Fair Housing Project:Dealing with project challenges: original goals vs. realityCollecting and reusing materials as a part of their Studio PracticeCommentary on the