Dialogues

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Microhistory and Fragments of History: An Interview with Carlo Ginzburg

In this interview, Carlo Ginzburg discusses the formation of microhistory and its methods. Reflecting on a lifetime of historical research, he considers philology and the practice of slow reading, generalisation, case studies, and the relationship between history, narrative and literature.

Hijr: Exile and Separation

Migration and border crossing have long shaped the work of photographer Zobair Movahhed. In Hijr, he joins migrants travelling across the Iran–Afghanistan border, attending to both the visible and obscured dimensions of this perilous journey.

Genocide Kitchen

Sama Emad is a young Palestinian artist from Gaza. In “The Genocide Kitchen”, she uses collage to document and archive the experiences of the Gazan people, focusing on their relationship with food and the scorched land during forced displacement and the use of starvation as a tool of genocidal warfare.
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Against Ready-Made Narratives

Asim Rafiqui was born and raised in Karachi. He is an independent photographer, writer, and researcher who provides a critical examination of his previous profession as a mainstream media reporter. His work can be perceived as a critique of politics of representation in news photography and what is often termed humanitarian journalism. Sarazad sat for an interview with Asim to learn more about his critical views on the ready-made narratives of the media.
صحنه‌ای از آشیت صفحه‌ی شطرنج نماد جدال نیروها A scene from Aşît _The chess board

Aşît, an Act of Mourning

Aşît (2022) is a movie by artist Pinar Öğrenci which was ordered and first screened in documenta fifteen. Öğrenci lives in Berlin and usually focuses on issues of forced displacement. In this movie, she returns to her father’s hometown to take a critical look at the history of the city. Sarazad interviewed the artist to talk about this movie as well as the path that has shaped her artistic practice.