Liverpool Biennial; Exhibition of Katarzyna Perlak and First Take's Short Art Film

In Gallery 3 of the Open Eye Gallery (upstairs), Katarzyna Perlak presents a new, collaborative film set in the bedrooms, hallways and ballrooms of the iconic Adelphi Hotel, once a popular destination for wealthy travellers on their way by boat to North America via Liverpool. Co-created with local award-winning filmmaking organisation First Take and participants from their REEL: Queer programme, the film adopts a non-linear, poetic narrative and references the genre of horror to explore longing, queer identity and the meaning of sin. It also features many local actors, artists and drag performers, including Dan Chan and Dross, and was produced by an entirely queer production crew and cast. You can find out more about the film and its production process on the First Take website here. This exhibition will be showing until September 14th, so get down to the Open Eye gallery and support the work of local queer creatives!