May 17, 2024 - August 15, 2024
Jhuley Lal: Crafting the Contemporary
Jhuley Lal, the patron saint of travellers, is one of the oldest deities associated with vegetation and water. His message of courage and peace is a unifying force for both Islam and Hinduism.
The work focused on wood-carving and basket weaving in Shikarpur and Khairpur, and Benaresi jacquard handloom textiles in Karachi. It aimed to combine traditional with contemporary designs or artwork, experimental in both brief and technique, to co-create a multi sensorial experience of craft through touch, sight and sound which would also speak to an emergent generation.
This project is of pressing importance, as craftsmanship is now becoming less profitable and accessible, especially since the floods of August, 2022, forcing a diminution of these livelihoods and ways of life.
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