Ashkan Sepahvand is an artist, writer, and researcher. He was born in Tehran, grew up in Tulsa, and lives and works between Berlin and Oxford. His practice takes time. An interest in words and bodies shapes his inquiries. Projects take the form of publications, performances, and regular collaboration with friends. Together with Natascha Sadr Haghighian, they founded the institute for incongruous translation, an ongoing framework for their shared studies. He is one half of ssSssssssssss, a study-friendship with Virgil B/G Taylor. His current research considers the poetic and performative possibilities in translating the English word 'faggot' into Persian. He holds a PhD in Fine Art from the University of Oxford.