On January 5th and 12th:
Lockhart is known for quietly complex studies in film and photography that blur the boundaries of both mediums and explore social subject matter. In conjunction with Lunch Break, we present several of her recent films that investigate the humanity and complexity behind the seemingly mundane.
Program 1 on January 5th:
Filmed over the course of three years in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Pine Flat explores the interactions of children with their local surroundings. A quiet intimacy between camera and subject develops as we watch the children play, read, hang out, and engage in other day-to-day activities.
Pine Flat, Sharon Lockhart, 2005, 135 min., 16mm
Program 2 on January 12th:
Podworka observes children in Lodz, Poland, as they transform parking lots, storage units, and other abandoned urban structures into centers of play. Views of a cold and traffic-weary city are brought to life through the children’s creative vitality. Described as a landscape painting in real time, No captures the routine labor of a Japanese peasant couple as they methodically bundle hay and spread it out over a field. Lockhart’s camera remains still and unchanging throughout, calling into question the relationship between photography and cinema.
Podworka, Sharon Lockhart, 2009, 31 min., video
No, Sharon Lockhart, 2003, 34 min., 16mm
$5 general; free for SFMOMA members or with museum admission (requires a free ticket, which can be picked up in the Haas Atrium)
