HLG Presents - Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon

CLUB 18+90 min

The screening will be introduced by film curator Alice Butler, who will also mediate a post-screening Q+A with artist Jesse Jones.

Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon: Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon by artist Jesse Jones is a cartographic operatic film work based on the life of three women: Artemisia Gentileschi, the 17th century painter, St Catherine the Christian Martyr, and Hypatia of Alexandria.

Taking its inspiration from The Gentileschi painting of 1616, “Self Portrait as St Catherine the Martyr” Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon, explores how the mirror has been used as a device of self-representation and a powerful tool of feminist cinema. The film includes a score composed by Irene Buckley, starring Colombian American singer Stephanie Lamprea, and featuring the music of Francesca Caccini and text drawn from the poetry of Christine de Pizan.

This film programme is part of Hugh Lane Gallery’s Explore & Learn offsite education programming during the gallery’s period of temporary closure