Urban change has become a constant for residents of the Azerbaijan capital Baku. Entire districts have been bulldozed and rebuilt: one area, historically known as Black City due to the pollution created by its oil refineries, was completely demolished to make way for a high-end residential and business district, the new White City.
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Nargiz Mammadli
Nargiz Mammadli is a visual art researcher. She graduated from Paris III Sorbonne-Nouvelle University with a master's degree in Visual Science and Film Studies. She is a freelance translator. Her field of research is Russian video-art movement, Moscow conceptualism and Iranian film art.