Lisa Freeman, Approx 1 Second of a Sweet Kiss

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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.

Approx 1 Second of a Sweet Kiss is commissioned by aemi and Sirius Art Centre, Cobh, and supported by Kildare County Council. 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.

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.