Edun Apparel Ltd

Edun Apparel Ltd

Edun Apparel Ltd

In March of 2008, the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail reported on one man’s strange ability to draw while sleeping. The veracity of the story and the artist’s claims will be left to the individual to determine. However, they present intriguing possibilities about the role of the subconscious in the creative process, and may even prompt a desire in some readers to personally engage in artistic somnambulism.

What is Sleepwalking?

The clinical phenomenon known informally as sleepwalking actually encompasses more than moving about on two legs. It can also include complicated activities like cooking, driving a car, rearranging furniture, and even criminal acts. Sleepwalking episodes have been known to last from a few seconds to more than an hour.

Since it often accompanies eerie or even deviant behavior, sleepwalking might easily be linked with the “social outsider” role familiar to many artists. Whether or not this association is justified, the possibility exists that creative activities like painting, dance, music, and filmmaking could be taken up a notch during sleepwalking.