‘LOCAL SUPERSTAR’ is a multi-stranded constellation of sculpture, live-action film, digital animation and congregative music. At the centre of gravity is a full size tour bus, a vehicular bridge between worlds which holds the formation of Saheli (ਸਹੇਲੀ) – a sonic collective of five South Asian, queer women (Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay, Mani JNX, Ushara Dilrukshan, Zahrah Hutton and Seema Mattu) whose focus on sonic joy, musicality and collectivity stems from artist Seema Mattu’s experience of musical congregation as seva (selfless service). 

Formed in early 2026, over the last five months the collective has been meeting regularly at Grosvenor Road Studios in Handsworth, developing a body of work rooted in a DIY, folk-punk ethos. This performance marks the first occasion on which they will share that work publicly.

Everyone was welcomed to join them for an evening of work in progress, sonic expression, and collective experimentation, set within the exhibition space.

Photos by Irina Mackie (below)