<em>Phoenix City 2021</em>: Art, Regeneration, and Counter-Atmospheres in the UK City of Culture

Jordan, Mel and Duncan Whitley

Duncan Whitley

Duncan Whitley is an artist, filmmaker and sound recordist. His practice synthesizes the languages of cinema, documentary and spatial sound art. His audiovisual works have been exhibited at the likes of Aesthetica Film Festival, Coventry Biennial, Cafe OTO, Flatpack Film Festival, Whitechapel Gallery, The Whitworth, and Emami Art International Film Festival. He has recently completed an MA by Research project Noisemaking, Performing and Listening, as Functions of Opinion Formation in UK Civil Society under Mel Jordan at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University.

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Phoenix City 2021: Art, Regeneration, and Counter-Atmospheres in the UK City of Culture

Mel Jordan and Duncan Whitley

Phoenix City 2021 explores the role of art in Coventry’s regeneration. Duncan Whitley and Mel Jordan discuss the various iterations of the film and the potential for site-based artworks to challenge placemaking narratives and the politics of the UK City of Culture.