“Photographs are perhaps the most mysterious of all the objects that make up, and thicken, the environment we recognize as modern. Photographs really are experience captured, and the camera is the ideal arm of consciousness in its acquisitive mood.” (Sontag, 2005)…
Himalayan Art in 108 Objects is an informative introductory survey of art and visual culture in the Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan) connected temporally and spatially through dynamic cross-cultural and material exchanges, literatures, and religious beliefs, with Tibet and…
“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…
Just as the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic on our collective consciousness begins to subside, experiences of these past few years appear to have slowly faded into distant memory. Not too long ago, the pandemic shook the world with its…
“If Pakistani cities were caricatures, most would be easy to draw. Lahore is corpulent and languid, stretched out in a shalwar kameez, twirling its moustache over a greasy breakfast. Islamabad cuts a more clipped figure, holding court in a gilded…
I struggle to find the right distance, The in-between space Neither too close nor too far away will she be safe A dwelling will be located for her By her And if they still dress her up as them She…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah is a political icon, or should one say an idol, whose life has been extensively written about by various literary scholars. In order to garner knowledge about the first Governor-General of Pakistan, innumerable interpretations have been made…
Published in 2020, Not Everyone’s Heaven is a compilation of Suleman’s work wherein Salima Hashmi articulately sets the tone into motion with her the prefatory essay, by expanding on the trepidations and trajectory of the artist, through poignant notes. Hameed…