After Hours at Hugh Lane Gallery: UMUTI:MA X Basic Space - 3rd April 2025
6.00pm, 3 April 2025 at Hugh Lane Gallery
Basic Space is delighted to present a very special Basic Talks collaboration with UMUTI:MA and Hugh Lane Gallery as part of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s After Hours programme.
Curated by Laura Twagirayezu, lead curator at UMUTI:MA in collaboration with Basic Space and Hugh Lane Gallery, the event will begin with a guided tour of The Dream Pool Interval (30m) by Ailbhe Ní Bhriain. This will be followed by a screening of two short films by local artists: 48°05′30″N 24°35′45″E (6min) by Sara Fakir and MindFrame (10min) by Yoshua Petit-Frère. The evening will conclude with the Dublin premiere of Pie Dan Lo / Black Tide (13min) by international filmmaker Kim Yip Tong.
To conclude the evening, Laura Twagirayezu will lead an open-ended discussion with local filmmakers Sara Fakir and Yoshua Petit-Frère, offering insights into their creative processes and the themes explored in their work.
We are so excited to present this evening of film and discussion as a part of the After Hours programme.
Free, book or come on the day subject to availability.
More Information about the artists and their films:
Kim Yip Tong is a multi-disciplinary artist from Mauritius.
Working across analogue and digital mediums and media her practice includes interactive and kinetic installations, art direction, cinematography, animation, painting and textile art.
Her research focuses on post-colonial identities in the context of the ecological crisis. Collaborating with individuals across disciplines, including musicians, scientists, dancers and artist collectives, her work reflects on inter-being and how we cohabit this planet by investigating ways of relating to, understanding and engaging with the living world.
Kim graduated from the Royal College of Art’s School of Communication in Information Experience Design in 2017 and has been living in Mauritius since.
Pie Dan Lo – Tim Kim Pong (13min)
On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef on the east coast of Mauritius. 12 days later, oil began to spill, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.
Sara Fakir is a Moroccan-Italian filmmaker and scriptwriter with a passion for storytelling that merges eclectic visuals with compelling narratives. Her work spans short films, music videos, and documentaries, each crafted with her own personal artistic vision.
She studied Filmmaking at BFEI and specialized in Cinematography and Image Grading at Griffith College, for a deeper and immersive knowledge in cinematic experiences.
Sara has a deep appreciation for music and contemporary dance, often weaving these elements into her projects to create emotions and pathos in her works.
She is driven by the will to push and break creative boundaries, she strives to make thought-provoking films, evoke emotions, and connect with diverse audiences on a meaningful level.
48°05′30″N 24°35′45″E – Sagha Fakir (6 min)
48°05′30″N 24°35′45″E is an organ music piece composed by Ukrainian Organist Olesia Borsuk. It is built over two contrasting sections. The first half conveys a serene atmosphere calling its listeners to an imaginative journey in the mountain Pip Ivan Marmaroskyj in the Carpathian Mountains where part of the song was recorded. The second half is a powerful transcending and immersive experience towards darkness.
Olesia was inspired by a folk song from Bukovyna region selected from Rakhilia Rusnak repertoire: “Marvel not, beautiful world”.
“Don´t be surprised, beautiful world,
That I live like this within you ,
Though I seem cheerful,
I have no joy.
Every bird has its pair,
Even the fish in the water,
But I, poor and unhappy,
My days pass in vain.”
The other part of the song was recorded in Ireland in St. Catherine and St. James´ Church in Dublin.
Yoshua Petit-Frere is an Irish-Haitian filmmaker and actor known for crafting deeply emotional, character-driven narratives that explore identity, memory, and the complexities of modern life. Drawing from personal experiences and his multicultural heritage, Yoshua brings unique sensitivity and authenticity to stories that resonate on both intimate and universal levels. With MINDFRAME, Yoshua merges psychological tension with timely questions about technology and privacy, continuing his mission to tell bold, innovative stories.
Mindframe (10min):
On a quest for emotional healing, Ben turns to an AI therapist—but what starts as a search for comfort quickly spirals into an unsettling confrontation with his deepest secrets. In this tense psychological drama, technology proves that it may understand us far more intimately than we know ourselves.
