Agil Abdullayev is a contemporary artist and filmmaker, that manifests his practice by blending conceptual essays and social commentary in a combination of video, installation, and performance. Agil examines representations of Azerbaijani identity and its relationship to the history, culture, queer thoughts, and radical South Caucasian traditions, that often interwoven in explorations into his multiple alter-egos within post-modern narratives. His interdisciplinary research-based practice frequently references and incorporates theoretical models concerning imposed gender roles and embedded social class inequalities.