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We’re delighted to present the premiere screening of A Bang, A Bomb, A Lie And A Band That Stands for Something Else – an experimental music video by Beth Kettel, commissioned by Phoenix and the ICA for the Art and Screen Network.

Featuring collaborations with Leicester based musicians, vocalists and dancers; the video is made up of music tracks based on genres found in and around the city’s Cultural Quarter past and present.

The tracks have been produced by Kettel in collaboration with Tom Rose and are used as material, mingling diverse styles together, connected by isolated stems such as claps, hi-hat and backing vocal.

The video includes an experimental text made up of a mixture of Leicester slang, fragments of stories and references to the visuals – bringing objects, pattern and gesture together to form non-linear narratives through costume, lyrics and dance.

The event will include a post-film conversation with Beth about the making of the video.

Beth Kettel (b. 1988 Leicestershire, lives and works in Nottingham and London) has recently presented solo exhibitions at Zabludowicz Collection; Eastside Projects, Birmingham (2016); Two Queens, Leicester (2016); Telfer Gallery, Glasgow (2015).

Recent group shows and performances include Cob Gallery (curated by Joseph Bond), London (2018); Caustic Coastal, Manchester (2017); Jerwood Space, London (2016); (It’s All) Tropical, Art Sheffield (2016).

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