# Saodat Ismailova: *Other Light at Western Front* Sep 12 – Nov 28, 2026 · on view Two films by Saodat Ismailova, shown as a site-specific installation at Western Front in Vancouver, on light, memory and myth in Central Asia. Two films by Ismailova, Melted into the Sun (2024) and To the Throat of the Sun (2026), are shown together in an installation made for the site. They treat light as a political and spiritual force through which history, memory and myth are remade, drawing on Central Asian oral traditions and cosmologies. The show is presented and produced by Western Front in Vancouver, with a commissioned text by Quinn Latimer. It follows Ismailova’s 2024 exhibition at JOAN and is curated by JOAN’s Suzy Halajian. Full details: [joanlosangeles.org](https://www.joanlosangeles.org/exhibitions/saodat-ismailova-other-light-at-western-front) ## At [JOAN](https://onview.so/la/joan.md) Gallery in Fashion District, Los Angeles. - Address: 1206 Maple Avenue, Suite 715, Los Angeles, CA 90015 - Hours: Thu–Sat 12–6 - Website: https://www.joanlosangeles.org - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/la/map/joan --- On View's listing, as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026. This page: https://onview.so/la/joan/other-light-at-western-front. Every gallery and museum in Los Angeles: https://onview.so/la.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt