A moment twice lived
2016
Single channel 4K Film
11.45 minutes

A Moment Twice Lived explores our perception of the passage of time through the subjective experience of memory, aging and dreaming. The work makes reference to JW Dunne’s theoretical book ‘An experiment with time’ (1927), which described a series of precognitive dreams, in which he experienced multiple dimensions of time. In the film, Dunne's theories are reflected in the formal structure of the narrative and an analogy is created between the artifice of filmmaking and the experience of time repeated.

The circuitous narrative focuses on a fleeting moment when a lone character studies the surface of a painting and begins to sense she has seen the image before. As the character becomes absorbed in the painting’s composition, she begins to experience dual realities and the composition becomes visualised as a parallel film shoot in which she performs the lead role. The narrative moves between the two inter-connected scenes and the distinction between past, present and future becomes increasingly blurred, creating an impression of time that is fluid.