I walked into Intimate Resistance at The VASL Gallery on the 25th of November 2025 with a kind of cautious curiosity. Photography exhibitions in Pakistan are rare to begin with, and when they do happen, they often fall into familiar…
I have lived in Pakistan for seventeen years and as much as I love the culture and feel at home here, I still feel like a foreigner. I grew up in a typical Australian family in Northern NSW where the…
May 09th 2026 saw the opening of In Minor Keys, the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia curated by the (late) Koyo Kouoh. Once again, included in the roster of nations represented at the biennale, is a…
The Aurat March is a space where art meets activism. Here song and dance, talks and posters communicate the struggles of women: for control over their body, escape from abusive marriages, demands for basic rights like justice, security and education.…
The lake is already awake when the artists arrive. Houseboats rock gently, fastened more by habit than rope. Nets dry in uneven arcs along their wooden spines. Children lean over the water’s edge, watching reflections rupture and reform. For five…
The cultural and economic value of textile craft micro-enterprises is often visible in present-day urban centres, projects led by non-profits, and consumerist practices in Pakistan. Reading through definitions of textile craft15, one comes across descriptions referring to activities engaged with…
Last year, I visited ‘The Haveli Museum’ in Karachi, where the exhibition The Coat of Many Colours displayed textile-based crafts from Sindh. These objects included bujhki27, coverlets, and posh28, among several others. Observing these items stirred a quiet nostalgia for…
Textiles are one of humanity’s oldest inventions, yet they renew endlessly. From the earliest woven fragments of the Indus Valley to the intricate embroideries of modern-day Pakistan, dyed, embroidered, and stitched cloth has carried memory, identity, and the accumulated knowledge…
The Land Sings Back, an exhibition showing works of thirteen artists of South Asian, African, and Caribbean heritage at The Drawing Room Tannery Arts in London focuses on our relationship with the environment. Curated by Natasha Ginwala, the show explores…
FIBERS OF MEMORY After graduating from the National College of Arts, Sabah Husain made a remarkable decision. She opted to go to Japan to study printmaking. The choice came with the challenges of learning Japanese and navigating her way in…