Iona Fergusson and Numair A. Abbasi respond to photographer Wendy Marijnissen’s book Always the Guest. Dislocating photography from the narrative of representation both writers present the readers with multiple viewpoints to engage with her works while sparking a conversation on…
Many questions about Karachi were left unanswered as I grew up between erasure and nostalgia in this city. The colonial built heritage with its linear history echoed the imperialist narrative which for decades became the only truth we knew. It…
Iona Fergusson and Numair A. Abbasi respond to photographer Wendy Marijnissen’s book Always the Guest. Dislocating photography from the narrative of representation both writers present the readers with multiple viewpoints to engage with her works while sparking a conversation on…
Companion of insomnia and isolation, site of sleep and dreams, communion with the divine and the unknown—the night is both a conclusion and adventure. Curated by Mallika Rangoonwala, Let There be Night had seven artists' responses to our experience of…
Affan Baghpati’s sculptural explorations have evolved into a spectacle of multiplicities revealing an interplay of associations and the artist's craftsmanship in forging relationships welded together through a series of found objects. He carefully manipulates these materials emphasizing the nature of…
As a keen observer of art history and the ruptures created by colonization, I have found artisanal practices as an important part of the cultural continuum that exists independent of Eurocentric art history. The assimilation of influences embedded in crafts…
The smell of freshly fried pooris wafting through the house often welcomed me to the breakfast table on Saturday mornings at my childhood home in Karachi. At other times, it would be homemade paratha with a simple omelet of eggs…
Disclaimer: All photos attached in the article are screenshots taken from drama videos available on YouTube until 2023. The screen grabs specific to the article’s theme result from a personal watch of important Pakistani dramatic works based on extensive research.…
The art of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is deeply intertwined with the hybridity of historical nostalgia and modernist intervention. In the early 20th century, the Indian subcontinent – a region that once shared all its collective history and heritage –…
“I used to ask Naqeeb what good would modelling be for him; the long hair…. the photographs. I told him he should do something else. He replied, ‘Only the people in this village know you; a time will come when…