Category Archives: Beauty
“There’s so much beauty here” – Interview with Aleem Shah by Mushba Said
To many, Hyderabad is a small city a few hours away from the mega-metropolis of Karachi; a city which many call, in Karachi’s comparison, smaller, quieter and duller in every sense. But Hyderabad is also home to a promising talent for the country’s visual arts
“Images work in different layers” – Interview with Andy Spyra by Arqam Khan
Hey Andy, how are you? I’m fine, thanks. So how do you like Pakistan? “Pretty fucked-up”? What? (laughs) That’s what the heroine in “Zero Dark Thirty” says when somebody asks her that question. So I guess I shouldn’t mention India here (laughs). I have been
“Landscape” – Afzal Ahmed Syed recites Faiz
Afzal Ahmed Syed reciting a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz for mediastudies.asia. Recording and photo: Aamir Khadim. Karachi 19th May 2016. English translation: Landscape The roadside shadows, houses, walls, the rim of rooftops; over the rooftops the moon bared her breast, softly like a
“Digging Deep, Crossing Far” – Interview with Julia Tieke
Julia, first of all congratulations to an amazing exhibition. When did you first come across this phenomenon of POW camps for ‘colonial soldiers’? It is obviously not a very well-known part of German history. I came across it roughly two years ago when I read
“I’m a shit artist” – Interview with Scheherezade Junejo
What was your first piece ever exhibited? It was in 2008, I was still in college. It was a class assignment and more like an experiment than anything else. But what I consider to be my first proper exhibit was in 2009. It was my
“See View” – Suleman Khilji, Artist in Residence
“It is true that we linger over draughtsmanship and especially over sketches as over something clearly indicative of genius; but no matter with what richness of invention and wealth of imagination the inner spirit may directly emerge in sketches from the, as it were, more