LYNN DENNISON TIME AND TIDE
The Aldeburgh Beach Lookout presents Lynn Dennison, Time and Tide, a video installation at the Lookout. The films, Sea Change, Lost at Sea, and Into the Mystic will show on continuous loop on multiple projectors inside the Lookout.
Saturday 23rd July 12 noon - 10.30pm
Sunday 24th July 12 noon - 6pm
Please join us- refreshments will be served on both days.
Sea Change, 2022 10.26 mins
Sea Change is a portrait of gallerist and all year-round sea swimmer, Caroline Wiseman, filmed over a week-long residency in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. It follows her daily as she braves the sea, whilst contemplating life, the universe and the act of swimming. The film captures the effect of the sea swim and the differing experiences and emotions as she moves from land to seashore, into water, and back out again.
Lost at Sea, 2022 11.21 mins
A few miles down the coast from the vanishing town of Dunwich, lies Thorpeness, developed in the early 20th century as a private fantasy holiday village by Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie. The coastline in this area has some of the fastest eroding beaches in Europe. Lost at Sea juxtaposes present day footage and experiences of living in Thorpeness, with excerpts from W. G. Sebald’s Rings of Saturn which describe the descent of the once affluent Medieval town of Dunwich, into the sea during a storm.
Into the Mystic, 2022 5.32 mins
Into the Mystic explores the lightness and heaviness of remembering, celebrating what is meaningful. Filmed at the beach in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, an area dotted with commemorative benches, captioned with dedications, each clip immerses the viewer in a different scene, overlooking the seascape and accompanied by ambient sound. The words, along with the natural scenery, highlight themes of remembrance, love and mourning. Immortalising these local people, connections between the living and the dead are continued by a love of place. Through this collage of text and image, we are made aware of our ambiguous relationship with death and its rituals.
Click on the link to view this projection at the top of the Lookout, but to view this stunning work in the flesh join us for drinks on Saturday 23rd July as darkness falls.
https://vimeo.com/201838034?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=13500238
The installation will be held in The Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, on the seafront, immediately opposite The Art House, 31 Crag Path, Aldeburgh, IP15 5BS.
RSVP caroline@carolinewiseman.com,
T: 07808723309
I look forward to welcoming you all!
Very best wishes,
Caroline