NEWS: Lisa Freeman Approx 1 Second of a Sweet Kiss at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, 22 March — 19 May 2024

Published date: 12 Feb 2024

We are so proud that Lisa Freeman’s film Approx 1 Second of a Sweet Kiss will be exhibited at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios from 22 March — 19 May 2024 and also at Sirius Arts Centre summer 2024.

 

Approx 1 Second of a Sweet Kiss, is commissioned by aemi and Sirius Art Centre, Cobh. It premiered at Cork International Film Festival (2023) and will be exhibited at Sirius Art Centre in summer 2024. The exhibition at TBG+S will present a deconstructed version of the film for an installation setting.

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‘Do you ever put on a bit of a persona when you are walking around the city?’, puzzles one of the characters in Lisa Freeman’s new film. ‘I’m just taking it all in’, is the response.

The film follows a young woman as she makes her way through an unfamiliar city. During the course of a day, she encounters several people who meet her with their own sets of expectations and forms of communication. Freeman’s performative film includes sequences of intricately choreographed movement and disorientating spoken exchanges, which activate a surreal psychological experience. The protagonist appears to be set up to fail in her everyday activities and finds herself to be an uncomfortable participant in a set of scenarios that are either awkwardly detached or unexpectedly personal. The simmering hum of the cityscape and dislocated soundtrack suggests that the viewer is occupying the same headspace as the film’s protagonist, while bright southern European sunshine highlights the mirrored surfaces that ultimately reflect the protagonist’s experiences and the viewer’s own participatory role.

Lisa Freeman’s recent and upcoming exhibitions and screenings include: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray (2024); aemi Touring Programme, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden (2023); Live site-specific performance, Naylor’s Cove, Bray Beach, with Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray (2022); Live site-specific performance, The Curragh, with Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare (2019). Freeman holds a Three Year Studio Membership at TBG+S.

Opening: Thursday 21 March, 6–8pm

Quiet Time Viewings: Private visits to Approx 1 Second of a Sweet Kiss can be facilitated for individuals or groups with specific needs with one staff member present. Environment adjustments can be made, including mask wearing. Email [email protected] for bookings and further information.

     

(The image below was taken at the premiere screening of Lisa Freeman’s Approx 1 Second of a Sweet Kiss at Cork International Film Festival 2023).