The Old Glassworks, Bath, June 2026

‘The most profound things are inexpressible’, Jenny Holzer, Truisms

In today’s sociopolitical climate, it can be hard to navigate the constant stream of information and endless tidal waves of rhetoric and opinion. Events and value systems in the world around us often feel incompatible with our own beliefs and values, and sometimes words can feel inadequate. But for artists there have always existed other possibilities, other languages or modes of communication that may succeed where other, more prescriptive ones fail.

For this curated film screening, we invited artists to submit short films that reflect their responses to the world around them in considered yet experimental ways; to express what may feel inexpressible by other means. Featuring works by both local artists and artists working across the globe, the resulting screening presented an array of lived experience that reflects the intersection of the personal and political in thoughtful and thought-provoking ways.

With Natasha Abrahams, Steve Burden, Myriam Cohenca, Maryam Hassanein, Alexandra Kumala, Lin Li, Kate McDonnell, Michael Mersereau, Marian Obando and Sally Waterman.

Our thanks to Fringe Arts Bath 2026

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Top image: 20 Tahun (20 years and Other Untranslatabilities) (still), Alexandra Kumala