Category: In Focus
Of Water and Life
Water ensures the sustenance of life itself. Human bodies constitute of a very high percentage of water and it is no surprise that the survival of h [...]
Terrain – A Love of the Land
“But all the land in the world would mean nothing to me without you" -Joseph Donnelly- Far and Away, 1992. There is a sense [...]
Charting the Terrene: the evolution and devolution of art education in Pakistan
In this digitally connected age one can’t help but question the status and relevance of art centers across the globe. The seemingl [...]
Art of Artisan
This is not a new debate; however, with the growing interest in cross-discipline engagement and the constant blurring of boundarie [...]
A Case for Crafts
As a scholar and practitioner of textile design, when asked about how I perceive the relationship between art and craft, it is a question I [...]
ALIZEH, IN OUR SITUATION, FOR NOW CRAFT IS ART-CRAFT
“The ornament added lightly by the craftsman to an every-day utensil is at once the humanization of his labour, and the witness that [...]
Chaos in order
The purpose of this essay is not to trace the origin and development of the discipline of geometry in history; it is [...]
The Grids before Modernism
A line is a dot that went for a walk, Paul Klee’s definition is probably the most imaginative one that you may have heard about on one of th [...]
Morning Conversations over Tea: LB01 through the eyes of Karachiites
Covering a Biennale, especially in an unfamiliar city, is as challenging as it probably sounds. While we tried our best to keep up with the programme [...]
Lahore: art, place and discourse
It is interesting to note that the great Mughals never got their sculptures made and have them placed in the city squares. What was sto [...]