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A Sydney musician who reverse-engineered a rare Turkish instrument and a collector of Islamic manuscripts are among the stories featured in films opening the new Powerhouse Parramatta in November.
The makers of a rare instrument and a collection of hundreds of calligraphic manuscripts feature in a film project opening the new Powerhouse Parramatta in November.
A new film series celebrating extraordinary Islamic objects found in Sydney's suburbs will launch at the opening of Powerhouse Parramatta on November 7.
One film follows Tarik Hussein, who reverse-engineered a rare 78-string kanun and became the only maker of the instrument in Australia.
Western Sydney artist Khaled Sabsabi directed the series, called Moments in Waiting, after years of public call-outs to find remarkable objects hidden in ordinary suburban homes.
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