All the blogs under unit 2
I believe in the philosophy behind ‘strife is justice’. That each of us are continuously regenerated from moment to moment, that each moment is unique in this aspect. Things are built and torn down and built again, at an atomic level all the way to a cosmic level. And overcoming uncertainty, consistently moving forward, and […]
Coming full circle Read More »
Yes, its a quite literal and brutal name. But it was such a joy speaking at the F Up Night that was held at HummingTree (a co-working space for creatives in Jeddah). I felt honored to be invited. I felt excited to be sharing something so vulnerable as messing up. Because, especially once you’re engrossed
On 8 January, Novotel Hotel Jeddah invited a couple of artists to present their work in a display titled ‘Senses’. It was in the hall right at the entrance of the hotel, so we were essentially greeting people with our art. It was really exciting, because a lot of interesting people were there, including consul
This is going to be one of those incoherent posts filled with thoughts, thoughts, thoughts. Because, every now and then, you need one of those right? lol.  It’s like a blog version of a mind-map. This brainstorming has technically been going on for WEEKS. I wrote an email to Jonathan asking for clarification on some aspects,
Brainstorming about the final show Read More »
So… Unit 2 is underway already. We’re actually approaching the final term! THE FINAL TERM! I can not believe I’m graduating from an MA I thought I would never be able to be a part of, two years ago! <– convoluted sentence, but you get it right? MAVA Fine Art Digital Unit 2 Year 2
Processing Unit 2 Brief Read More »
The highlight of last year was definitely the Unit 1 result. As an artist, most of the time you work without validation. So much of the stuff you make or the stuff you do just drifts by. Even with collaborative events, though they connected so many people and touched so many lives, there is no
Here’s the really sad thing, I did not win any of the competitions I excitedly applied for (though I did get shortlisted for the Karachi Biennale Emerging Artists’ prize). Truth be told, this can be quite a bummer. I know, I know, there are so many factors that determine who will win. The judges, the
Karachi Biennale submission Read More »
A lot of stuff happened too quickly, too suddenly in the last couple of months. In December there were those two surgeries that left me feeling weaker, and changed me physically, which was discomforting. Later the same month we made a trip to Dubai and then onto Pakistan where I had to organize and execute
Low residency– the start Read More »
Hello reader. The blog admittedly has been quite forlorn of late, and there are many reasons for that, but the most relevant and important reason is that I have been possessed. Yes, possessed with an urge to finally create the Iridescent Alloy I have been dreaming of this whole time. Do you know the feeling,
The Batsford prize submission Read More »
