Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun
On now until 28 February 2027 · South Kensington
About this event
Saodat Ismailova's cinematic short film draws on the story of the eighth-century Central Asian mystic and rebel Al-Muqanna, using his legendary veil to explore how history, myth and images reshape ideas of truth over time.
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