Karachidiary

An artist couple, Bernhard Frue and Christina Zurfluh, a journalist Sabine Kienzer, and a graphic designer Veronika Illmer, of similar age and middle European cultural background visit Pakistan for the first time. In Karachi we meet in a situation characterised by relatively unknown religious, political, cultural and geographical realities. The group visited 24 locations/encounters recommended by people living in Pakistan and created a blog reflecting their 24 days visits in Karachi. They interviewed and met many people including, Aquila Ismail, Karamat Ali, Marvi Mazhar, Mohammad Ahmed Shah, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Asma Mundrawala, Khurram Kasim, Sonya Battla, Sheema Kirmani, Girls at Dhaba, Ustad Sami & sons, Atiya Khan, Nurayah Nabi, Noorjehan Bilgrami, Sarah Bilgrami, Rasikh Ismail, Lyari girls boxing team, Nasser Jaffer, Nafees, Rumana Hussain, Jibran Nasir, Adeela Suleman, Amin Gulgee & Sameera Raja

The show, Karachi Diary was hosted by Vasl Artists’ Association at Canvas Gallery on February 26, 2019. The show displays reflections of the city, Karachi, through the time frame of the seven weeks within which the artists-in-residence have met various individuals, visited different sites and responded to them.