VASL Art

Vasl ARTshare with Saba Qizilbash at Art Chowk Gallery Karachi 2011

On the day of the opening of Saba Qizalbash's solo exhibition in Karachi, Vasl hosted an art share at the gallery with students and members of the public.

Exhibition abstract:

The artist here explores uncharted territories with immaculate skill and precision. She was born in Lahore and now lives and works in Dubai. Her work is of great importance at this point in time as it navigates the obscure and erratic moments in history in which small events become politicised. However, nothing is directly imposed upon the viewer, as everything is said using the kind of metaphors and symbols that the artist alone knows the meaning of. The image of the child recurrs throughout this body of work. We live and breathe the same air as everyone else. The child is unaware of the differences marked by barricades and barbed wires. The child ventures into spaces as its natural sense of curiosity permits it to do so, eventually, the work implies, to be barred by the political lines of control. Qizilbash's work represents such concerns as these with great conviction and ardour.