Melech by Anat Ben-David

Melech (Hebrew for 'king') is an audio-visual installation comprising a triptych of red, blue and yellow screens featuring mythical singing characters in perpetual movement. The installation also includes a photo-collage. Melech has been developed using improvisational methods of speaking or singing words into a sound oscillator and observing their rhythmic effects. The sonic patterns created, trigger new ideas about what words to utter and how they might be performed. The themes developed are then made into visual narratives through choreographed body movements performed for the camera. I call this process OpeRaArt.

Tracklist

1.	Painters of Happiness	3:10

2.	Fame Is a Misunderstanding Surrounding a Name	3:24

3.	Puppet	3:57

4.	Clair	4:17

5.	And She Is Everywhere	2:46

6.	American Slogans	4:32

7.	Melech	6:07

8.	Radio	3:19

9.	Alchemi	2:31

10.	Love Your Hair	3:14

11.	Countess Lovelace	4:50

12.	Loving the Dress	2:46

Credits

released January 8, 2014

Thanks to:

Jet, Sean Ashton, David Falkner, John Wollaston,
Daniel Steve and Ed at CSM Moving Image Department, Phil and Kenny at KU Moving Image Department. Jenny Jet and Tim at CSM Photo Department, Volker Etchelmann, Frank Millward, Avi Pitchon, Charlotte and Jeanine- Cullinarichards.

Cynthia Hamilton - Photography and Film Assistant

Vinyl mixed and mastered at Dreamtrak. Produced by Anat Ben-David and Oli Horton.

Commissioned by Stanley Picker Gallery and Centre for Useless Splendour, Kingston University (January 2014)

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