Vida Kashani & Amir Komelizadeh

14.04. – 10.05.2026

Studio17 welcomes VidAmir – Vida Kashani and Amir Komelizadeh, arriving on 14 April!

Originally from Iran and now based in the Netherlands, they work between essay film, video installation, and interdisciplinary projects, engaging oil as both substance and story.

Working on site through filming, writing, walking, and conversations with local residents, they trace how geological time, landscape, and collective memory shape the narratives that surround extraction.

In Stavanger, they are interested in listening for the quieter stories beneath these global echoes.

Public program: First week

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Friday 17 April — 18:00–20:00

Introduction, screening (45 min), and Q&A
One Image, Two Acts (2020)
by Sanaz Sohrabi
An essay film exploring oil, image-making, and history in Iran (1908–1951)

Saturday 18 April — 15:00–17:00

Conversations with local residents
on oil, history, and representations of oil

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 April — 13:00–15:00

Open studio at Studio17
A point of departure for VidAmir’s ongoing research

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