A Household name in Avon, Max Kelan has navigated the industrial underbelly of this town for a hot minute. Performing as part of Bad Tracking and Salac, his visual work also carries weight, providing music videos and live visuals to many including The Pop Group, Pinch, Fuck Punk, Giant Swan, Hodge and our very own Tod Daraku to name a few.
Kicking off the campaign several years back to "Abolish the Pheasantry Act 1984" after a controversial run in with a local MP and some public nudity caused a storm in the local papers.
Here we gather a mammoth slab, THE WRITING AND POETRY OF MAX KELAN, illuminated with illustrations from the poet himself, photographs from site specific reading at Stanton Drew and graphics by the inhouse Lok'Tar studios.
Alongside the 20 page journal, is a C40 cassette of spoken word, recorded at St Gabriels Industrial Estate in 2020.
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