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MattSpire — The Somniloquist
Published: 2008-02-27 02:40:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1279; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 32
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A somniloquist is one who speaks in their sleep; more specifically someone who does this regularly. As a narcoleptic with an inability to leave NREM/REM sleep for hours, this is a regular occurrence.I wanted this to be almost macabre, almost surreal, almost digital, almost antiquated.
This is an entry to In the Arms of Morpheus , run by *Derzorvadur
The following stock was (ab)used:
white noise [link]
eye [link]
face 1 [link]
face 2 [link]
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Comments: 19
my mom talks in her sleep a lot. i'll have to show this to her and see what she says. i, however, enjoy it very much. good work.
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"I wanted this to be almost macabre, almost surreal, almost digital, almost antiquated" is what you say, and I think you're hiting it. Congratulations!
Very special picture: it strikes you in the first time, and there's much details to discover in a second time.
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awesome style! its extremely rare to see manipulation in this way. i guess it is not aesthetically popular to pixelate images in this way, but this looks really effective!
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~ "I wanted this to be almost macabre, almost surreal, almost digital, almost antiquated." mission accomplished -
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hmz.. the idea to cover the part of a face with those squares.. aahh.. thaats nice
it kinda played tricks with my memory and i remebered one of my exgirls who talked in sleep.. well.. she just told me everything in sleep 
well.. when she woke up.. she had to explain herself... and she did.. but she started to explain about another man.. 
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wow what a horrible story. well, a lot of times you can't take what people who talk in their sleep say too seriously.. a lot of times its indicative of things theyve been thinking about but its often as nonsensical as a dream. sorry to hear about that
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very surreal and abstract, i really like your works and your style, great!
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instant fave.....im going to stare at it for about ten mins now.....nice
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...DIFFERENT...
which means i like it 
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haha yes it looks quite horrible as a thumbnail. 
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I especially liked the upturned eye, the hands attempting to cover the mouth (an attempt to stifle the sleep speech?), and the mouth-shaped left hand.
Somniloquists were fairly common in the military as sleep was always at a premium - having a conversation with one while suffering a lack of sleep yourself was always interesting.
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The parts I really want to focus on are distorted; that really attracts me to this deviation.
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It's very difficult to really critique a photo manipulation or abstract piece. I think that it's a very great design and a nice use of lighting and variety of element. Overall I say it looks great. Nice job.
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Thank you, I know not everyone feels qualified to comment on everything. I know I don't, but I appreciate your honest appraisal.
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