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Little
Films to Cry to was a new single screen presentation by Breda Beban
at Peer's gallery space, 99 Hoxton Street. In terms of genre Little
Films to Cry to are home movies; in terms of subject matter they
are invested with tragic events and sadness; in terms of production
they are happy accidents.
Touchdown, Breda Beban's new commission for Peer was staged at
the late thirteenth-century tower of St. Augustine's in central Hackney.
At the heart of the work five luminescent screens show the head and
shoulders of women before, during and immediately after orgasm. The
work also comprises two series of images on lightboxes of airport chapels
and paths created in urban environments by repeated footfall.
The starting point for Touchdown was a note written by Cezanne: "The centre, where is the centre?" In response, Beban identifies and
films states of being, making visible the unseen images of passion and
spiritual human consciousness.
The sound element for Touchdown is by artist and composer Conor
Kelly and is produced from recordings collected in Duino, Italy, where
the films were shot by cinematographer Robby Muller. Muller is best
known for his work with a number of influential directors including
Lars von Trier and Wim Wenders.
Saint Augustine's Tower is located behind HSBC building at the corner
of Mare St. and Bohemia Pl., E8. Transport: buses 38, 48, 55, 106, 253, 254, 242 D6; overground stations,
Hackney Central or Hackney Downs.
Touchdown was supported by The Henry Moore Foundation, Bloomberg and Sheffield Hallam University and was presented with the
kind cooperation of The Hackney Historic Buildings Trust.
Images from Touchdown
Installation
views of Touchdown
Press
Circa 106 review
Time Out review
The Guardian review
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Touchdown, 2003
Installation view
Detail from flyer
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