Shirin, 2008
Abbas Kiarostami
Shirin, 2008
Film
92 minutes
Film still
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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Abbas Kiarostami
Shirin, 2008
Film
92 minutes
Film still
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
Abbas Kiarostami’s uniquely experimental film, Shirin revolves around a stage production of the twelfth century Persian tale of Khosrow and Shirin. Although we can hear what is happening on the stage, what we see is a series of close-ups of the audience. As the action on stage unfolds it is the audience who become Kiarostami’s characters and their reactions to the play that become the story.
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9
Abbas Kiarostami
2008
Poster
A3
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio