Studio Dialogues

12 min 57, 4k video with sound

Showing @ MEZZANINE, Unit 15, Orion Business Centre, SE14 5RT, London

6-9 Nov, 2025 Opening: 6 Nov, 6 - 9 pm Continues: 7-9 Nov, 12 - 6 pm

In Studio Dialogues, two artists navigate the unspoken tensions of shared space, ambition and gendered balances of power. Amid a cavernous studio that contrasts the minutiae of their concerns, the film captures moments of stilted dialogue and abstractly manipulated footage, building a sterile, heightened atmosphere. Through choreography, banal exchange and palpable silences, their relationship becomes a quiet battleground of subtext. Studio Dialogues explores the nuanced dynamics of friendship, rivalry, and everyday strains of artistic pursuits, revealing how much can be left unsaid between those closest to us.

The exhibition at MEZZANINE is accompanied by the launch of the limited-edition publication, Plinth and Kettle, featuring contributions from: Ella Belenky, Malcolm Bradley, Jack Catling, Alex Culshaw, Luana Duvoisin Zanchi, Oliver Griffin, Jazbo Gross, Anna Ill, Benji Jeffrey, Ruzha V. Kazandjieva, Kenji Lim, Rachel McRae, Goia Mujalli, Rita Oliveira da Silva, and Yasmin Vardi & Beatrice Vorster. The publication gathers short texts and photographic images that serve as documentation of contemporary working life, activity, and practice.

MEZZANINE is an artist-run non-profit art space located in the Bermondsey Triangle. Established as a Community Interest Company in September 2024, MEZZANINE was founded to support artists through the provision of affordable studio, exhibition, and event spaces. 

Starring Benji Jeffrey and Penny Klein

DOP Elliot Millson

Score Jake Biernat

Grading Sebastian Büerkner

Sound Mix Merijn Royaards

Sound recording and production assistants, Kathryn Addis and Will Sipling