… connecting internal and external time ….
The catalogue has been especially designed by Sabiha Imani to preserve the visual memory of the show. All the four sections of the show are highlighted with a bilingual contextual note.
Naqsh bar Aab
In the interview , Meher Afroz discusses the metaphysical experience , which is central to the show. Also highlighted is her process of transforming symbols to convey the quest for spiritual truth.
Kinetic Essence
The article maps the two distinct trajectories of the art practice of Amin Gulgee’s. His formal calligraphic sculpture and figurative iconography in metal and the experimental performances and installations that are time based and ephemeral.
Cosmic Mambo
The article underlines how Amin Gulgee has been looking for the perfect balance between his formal sculptures and the spontaneous and asymmetrical creativity of his performative work, and impermanent installations.
ArtFest Karachi
The article mapped the discursive sessions with artists, art critics and curators during the ArtFest Karachi.
Who is Afraid of Theory?
Postcolonial Theory explains how the concept of a ‘subaltern culture ‘ was built on the false assumption that, as Edward Saeed puts it ‘ the East was not capable of composing their own narrative’.
Artists Voices – Calligraphy, Exhibition
As calligraphy changed from a symbol of identity to a component of a subversive strategy , its assimilation in visual arts continues to evolve
Pakistan Another Vision, Exhibition
‘Painting miniature is like expressing yourself in Urdu’ Imran Qureshi , the leading miniaturist tells Niilofur.
Uraan Exhibition
Uraan (Flight) in this exhibition serves as an emblem of the spirit of change that imbued the creative mind in nascent Pakistan.
Artists’ Voices – Body, Exhibition
Text for the catalogue of the show curated by Amin Gulgee and Sheherebano Hussain. The show addressed the nation’s ambivalent relationship with the representation of the body/ figure in visual culture.