'Laal Ghar'
There is a Neem tree that was planted almost three decades ago in an ancestral home and a sliver of it could be seen from the houses surrounding it. When the matriarch who planted the Neem tree passed away, it seemed like the tree died with her. It fell into a barren state and has been in that state for decades. When a loved one passes away, it feels as if the people who are left behind die too, the only difference is that they still exist in this world, much like the Neem tree. Death brings many changes with it - but the one least noticed is the change it brings to a space; a home. My work is about my connection to the tree and the house it exists in. Once a vibrant and alive space, it has now turned into a graveyard of past memories. Through the mediums of etching, drawing, carbon transfer, digital collaging and archival photographs I attempt to remember and put together my idea of home in its present and original state before it all turns to dust.
Sumbal Khan Baloch
Fine Art
'Laal Ghar'
There is a Neem tree that was planted almost three decades ago in an ancestral home and a sliver of it could be seen from the houses surrounding it. When the matriarch who planted the Neem tree passed away, it seemed like the tree died with her. It fell into a barren state and has been in that state for decades. When a loved one passes away, it feels as if the people who are left behind die too, the only difference is that they still exist in this world, much like the Neem tree. Death brings many changes with it - but the one least noticed is the change it brings to a space; a home. My work is about my connection to the tree and the house it exists in. Once a vibrant and alive space, it has now turned into a graveyard of past memories. Through the mediums of etching, drawing, carbon transfer, digital collaging and archival photographs I attempt to remember and put together my idea of home in its present and original state before it all turns to dust.
1: 'Sehan', carbon transfer on paper, 18.5 x 16 in
2: 'untitled', carbon transfer on paper, 20.5 x 16 in
3: 'untitled', carbon transfer on paper, 11 x 8.5 in
4: 'untitled', carbon transfer on paper, 12 x 10 in
5: 'untitled', carbon transfer and polychromos on paper, 12.5 x 17 in
5: 'untitled', carbon transfer and polychromos on paper, 12.5 x 17 in
7: 'Salgirah', drypoint print, 12.5 x 17 in
