Against the Waning Light, a new video work written and directed by artist Paul Murnaghan, will be screened at Meeting House Square, Dublin 2, on Thursday 19th March and Friday 20th March, running continuously between 7.30pm and 11pm each evening. The work is presented as a free public screening and is not a ticketed event—all are welcome.
Shot in 4K and 26 minutes in length, the film will loop throughout both evenings, allowing audiences to enter and experience the work at any point during the screening.
Against the Waning Light features artist and World Champion freediver Nina McGowan, with choreography by Cindy Cummings and cinematography by Federico Buzzoni, best known for his work on the acclaimed documentary The Deepest Breath. Filmed largely in natural light, each underwater sequence was captured on a single breath.
The film unfolds without dialogue and explores Animism—the idea of the Earth as a sentient being. The camera follows a lone freediver descending deeper into the ocean, where she encounters something vast and ancient that leads her on a journey through landscapes untouched by human hands. Through this descent, the work attempts to shift perspective away from a purely human-centred view of existence.
Murnaghan’s practice often investigates the nature of belief. Previous projects have included offering his own memory capacity for sale to hold the beliefs of another, attempting to write a universal hymn, and conducting hypnotic regression sessions that filled galleries with drawings based on participants’ past-life and death experiences.
The project is supported by The Arts Council and Dublin City Council.
Against the Waning Light is screening at Meeting House Square, Dublin on Thursday 19 March & Friday 20 March, from 7:30pm – 11:00pm (looped screening). Free admission
More information can be found here.
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