Dissociative Realism
This talk introduces Dissociative Realism as a framework that has emerged through Abbas Zahedi’s practice across sound, sculpture, performance, and collective encounters. Drawing on recent projects and institutional contexts, the talk reflects on how artistic labour, care structures, and infrastructural systems intersect, particularly in relation to grief, trust, and forms of public service, offering a reflective overview of my practice to date, alongside the questions and tensions that currently shape it.
Date: 24 February 2026, 17:00
Venue: 128 Bullingdon Road, 128 Bullingdon Road OX4 1QP
Venue Details: Ruskin School of Art (East Oxford site) Accessibility info: https://www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/128-bullingdon-road
Speaker: Abbas Zahedi
Organising department: Ruskin School of Art
Organiser contact email address: info@rsa.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Contemporary Art Lectures
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://bit.ly/Ruskin_ContArtTalks
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Johanna Gullberg