The Art of Destruction with Piers Secunda Piers Secunda is a London-based artist whose work explores some of the most pressing subjects of our time, including the deliberate destruction of heritage. His powerful installation, Damage Field (Ashmolean Relief) 2020, is part of the Ashmolean's 2021 exhibition 'Owning the Past: From Mesopotamia to Iraq'. In this…

Owning the Past: From Mesopotamia to Iraq In this film, we hear from some of those involved in the creation of the exhibition: Community Ambassadors Nuha Abdo and Mustafa Barcho; Community Engagement Officer Nicola Bird; Exhibition co-curators Paul Collins and Myfanwy Lloyd; and Artist Piers Secunda.