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Ashkan Sepahvand: Seeking for Story

Presented by Modern Art Oxford

Book Tickets

Thursday 22 February 6.30pm

Film

Opening Times

Doors open at 6.30pm

Venue

Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, OX1 1BP

Tickets

FREE, booking required

Performances

6.45pm Screening, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and post event experience until 8.00pm.

Ashkan Sepahvand, artist and Dphil student at the Ruskin School of Art, presents his film, Seeking for Story.

“Seeking for Story” is a film about how an archive embodies modes of encounter. The archive contains stories written by Ali Mirdrekvandi, a Luri peasant-labourer, and documents his unexpected friendship with John Hemming, a British lieutenant, during the Allied Occupation of Iran in WW2.

Now in the Bodleian Libraries, the archive promises both a curse and a gift. Those who try to master it only find failure. Through a meeting with a scholar, dates with a dancer, and a ritual of performance, a subject seeks to transform history into mystery.

Supported by The Cultural Programme, University of Oxford.

Plan your visit

Address

Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, OX1 1BP

Core Visitor Information

Modern Art Oxford is located in central Oxford, close to local transports links.

Opening Times

Tuesday-Saturday – 10am – 5pm

Sunday – 12 – 5pm

Closed Mondays

Accessibility

We offer a range of facilities to ensure we are accessible to everyone.

Full information is available here: https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/visit/access

Speakers

Ashkan Sepahvand

Artist, Writer, Translator and DPhil Researcher in Fine Art

Ashkan Sepahvand is an artist, writer, and DPhil researcher at the Ruskin School of Art. His practice takes time. His work includes publications, performances, and regular collaborations with friends. He is interested in words and bodies.