An intimate exploration of pandemic motherhood, mental health and identity through photography, film and the photobook.

Former photojournalist turns the camera inward to her own experience of motherhood, mental health and the pandemic, bringing together analogue photography, self-portraiture, an autobiographical short film and a self-published photobook.

Love in Three Acts is raw, unpolished and deeply personal.

DROP-IN HOURS:

Sun. Oct. 18-Sun. Oct. 25th

11AM-4PM No bookings required, all ages welcome.

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING

18+ only. Film runtime: 20 mins. Booking Required.

1) Saturday, October 17 — Opening Screening

7:00 PM — Doors open

7:30 PM — Screening + artist talk

9:00 PM — Doors close

2) Wednesday, October 21 — One for the Mothers

A special screening for mothers (all are very welcome).

6:30 PM — Doors open

7:00 PM — Screening + artist talk

8:30 PM — Doors close

3) Saturday, October 24 — Closing Screening

7:00 PM — Doors open

7:30 PM — Screening + artist talk

9:00 PM — Doors close

LOVE IN THREE ACTS

This project is a film and photobook duo. You are invited to first view the film then open the book to further unfold the story.

You can check-out the artist’s photobook (https://www.michellesiu.com/book-love)and receive 10% off collection at a Cambridge screening. Books are also available to purchase at the screening.

All eventbrite donations and proceeds of artist book and prints will support PRISM, the artist’s short fantasy film. (https://www.michellesiu.com/prism)

Visitor Advisory: The Screening are 18+. Breastfeeding or non-walking/non-crawling babies only. All ages welcome during drop-in regular hours (outside screenings). The film contains deeply personal artworks exploring grief and maternal mental health. Screenings are immersive, with limited capacity please let us know if you are not longer able to attend.

Michelle just wrapped the Canadian opening. Check out @lovein3 (https://www.instagram.com/lovein3acts/)

Visit: www.michellesiu.com/love3 (https://www.michellesiu.com/love3)

Artist bio:

Rooted in a decade of photojournalism, Michelle has expanded into cinematogaphy while practicing darkroom based photographic practices. She has worked as a camera assistant in film and TV and as a cinematographer on independant shorts while returning to a slower tacticle process of 19th century photography, including wet plate collodion. www.michellesiu.com (https://www.michellesiu.com)

Description supplied by the event organiser.