The turkish artist talks about his work Aşura, exhibited in the 20th Contemporary Art Festival Sesc_Videobrasil. This video features the annual Ashura celebration, when Shiite Muslims recall the martyrdom of Hussein Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The footage registers the population’s preparations for the festival, deliberately avoiding an exotic view of the event. The artist states: “There are many dimensions of one community”
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