Rebekka Benzenberg's ongoing exhibition "Dream Baby Dream" in Berlin examines the complex relationship between mental health and societal structures. Focusing on the bed as a motif—a symbol of both comfort and entrapment—the exhibit reflects on the experiences of female bodies and their struggles against depression and isolation. Influenced by artists like Tracey Emin and Louise Bourgeois, Benzenberg critiques how mental health is often pathologized instead of being viewed within its broader social context, echoing ideas from the 1970s British collective Red Therapy that equate mental illness with resistance against capitalism.
The bed implies a body that tosses and turns, sweats, and leaves traces behind, highlighting presence and the complexities of female identity.
Benzenberg focuses on the body made invisible due to depression and isolation, questioning its pathologization while addressing systemic causes.
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