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Screen Kiss

Joanna Byrne
Screen Kiss

Joanna Byrne
16mm B & W, silent
100'
2013

I was interested in exploring the filmstrip’s point of view as I kiss it whilst performing Screen Kiss. The focus shifts from the face, to the messy, visceral imprints of the lips - the means by which the film star's radiance is achieved. Hand-processing and photo-chemical manipulation (solarisation) break down the image of the screen kiss so that it cannot be easily contained within the frame.