Retracing Spatial Memory

New works by Ayesha Naeem
Aymen Alam
Hafsa Nouman
Momina Javed
Nabeel Naveed

Ayesha
feels she is unable to forget a home after the process of moving away from it The remnant of their memory is left behind on her canvas The study of architectural forms constructed with paper and the repetitive act of folding and unfolding which becomes synonymous to the packing and unpacking of a space The artist is sensitive to the current situation of displacement in Pakistan due to one of the gravest natural disasters in the region.
The art practice of Aymen comprises of themes relating to nostalgia and surreal recollections of her childhood home It deals particularly with the attachment and association of old spaces of her earlier years derived from memorabilia of old reels and photographs.
Momina Javed uses the technique of miniature painting and manipulating the spaces depicted in her work considering them as a metaphor for human presence and evolution, regardless of the fact that there is figurative absence in the work. Her dream like, fluid imagery is like a projection of warm sunlight on a flat surface, changing course slowly but surely on the surface of a wall.
Nabeel Naveed’s aim is to map the execution and planning of urban fabric in restricted mobility and persistent encounter with elements of control His exploration of found material I e locally sourced pamphlets, censored literature and recycled print media combines to map parallel(s) of dispossession through modes of commute, overdue supervision and abrupt obstruction.
Concerns of Hafsa’s practice are the idea of exploring memory through an archaeological perspective by treating the surface as an archaeological site, manifesting in her work and mind as a wall that allows the past, present and future to exist onto a single surface This spatial reduction also allows her to explore transcendental qualities in her work The building up of the many layers of paint and then excavating them, allowing chance to
take precedence in developing the end visual.