Thesis 2013 work
Overview:
My artwork is on my city- Karachi. A person from any other city in Pakistan sees a
black hole when he thinks about Karachi. This black hole is filled with darkness, target
killings, theft, bombings and is brimming with the blood of corruption... the list goes
on. A place which used to be called “the city of lights” is now labeled as the city of
darkness. I believe there can be a hope light in the darkest of places and for me there
is still hope for Karachi. While in Karachi there is much despair, I have shown that my
city is still alive, that it is not going to die that easily and that its places and people that
have seen hardship like no other city, yet still find hope in the darkest of streets. After
all Karachi, Karachi hai...
black hole when he thinks about Karachi. This black hole is filled with darkness, target
killings, theft, bombings and is brimming with the blood of corruption... the list goes
on. A place which used to be called “the city of lights” is now labeled as the city of
darkness. I believe there can be a hope light in the darkest of places and for me there
is still hope for Karachi. While in Karachi there is much despair, I have shown that my
city is still alive, that it is not going to die that easily and that its places and people that
have seen hardship like no other city, yet still find hope in the darkest of streets. After
all Karachi, Karachi hai...