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Translucent Echoes Artist Statement In this series, I explore the interplay of depth, opacity, and translucence by painting across layered sheets of textured acrylic. Each layer reveals subtle glimpses of the one beneath, creating a dynamic fusion of form and shadow that shifts as the viewer’s perspective changes. These layers act as both visual and conceptual veils, symbolizing the complex, multi-faceted nature of perception and memory.  By merging abstracted figures or scenes across translucent planes, I invite viewers to engage in a dialogue between what is revealed and what remains hidden, echoing the layered realities we navigate in life. Title:  “We Are the Reason” Medium: Oil Paints and Copper wire on Two Textured Acrylic Sheets Dimensions: 122 x 61 cm Year : 2022 Title:  “The Needed Footprints” Medium: Oil Paints and Copper wire on Two Textured Acrylic Sheets Dimensions: 122 x 61 cm Year : 2022 Title:  “Look At Me” Medium: Oil Paints and Copper wire on Three Textured Acrylic Sheets Dimensions: 122 x 91 cm Year : 2022 Title:  “The Descending Idea” Medium: Oil Paints and Copper wire on Three Textured Acrylic Sheets Dimensions: 122 x 91 cm Year : 2017 Title:  “Trying To Have a Peak Outside” Medium: Oil Paints on Two Transparent Acrylic Sheets Dimensions: 91 x 122 cm Year : 2016 Title:  “Wild Fashion Statement” Medium: Oil Paints and Copper wire on Two Textured Acrylic Sheets Dimensions: 30.5 x 91.5 cm Year : 2022

Memento Mori Artist Statement With this series of artworks, I embark on an artistic odyssey that weaves together meditation, personal reflection, and the poignant commentary on the decay of this beautiful world. These paintings serve as allocative portals into a realm where the boundaries between the external world and inner self blur and meld. Nature, with its lush vegetation and delicate blossoms stands as both my muse and medication guide. Through mindful meditative observation and introspection, I delve into the disconnectedness of living beings and timeless cycle of growth, transformation, and decay. These natural cycles mirror our world’s fragility, where nature ‘s equilibrium faces unprecedented challenges. The presence of some unnatural elements in the visual language like acrylic boxes, cloth and pearl within the paintings symbolizes the treasures and emotions concealed within the depths of personal experience. Specifically, boxes present conceptual encapsulation. Title:  “The process of Evolution” Medium: a. Vegetation in Acrylic Box, b. Oil Paints on Canvas Pasted on a Wooden Box, c. Mix Media Dimensions: a. 18 x 13 x 8 cm, b. 18x 13 x 8 cm, c. 25.5 x 33 x 6 cm Year : 2018 Title:  “The process of Evolution II” Medium: a. Vegetation in Acrylic Box, b. Oil Paints on Canvas Pasted on a Wooden Box, c. Mix Media Dimensions: a. 30.5 x 10 x 10 cm, b. 30.5 x 10 x 10 cm, c. 91.5 x 6.35 x 6.35 cm Year : 2018 Untitled: Medium: Vegetation in Acrylic Box. Dimensions: 30.5 x 20 x 20 cm Year : 2019 Untitled: Medium: Oil Paints on Canvas pasted on Plywood Box. Dimensions: 30.5 x 20 x 20 cm Year : 2019 Untitled: Medium: a. Flowers in Acrylic Box, b. Oil Paints on Canvas. Dimensions: a. 9 x 10 x 2.5 cm, b. 40.6 x 61 cm Year : 2021 Untitled: Medium: a. Flower and Artificial Pearl in Acrylic Box, b. Oil Paints on Canvas. Dimensions: a. 3.8 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm, b. 61 x 91.5 cm Year : 2023 Title:  “Observe If You Can II” Medium: a. Vegetation and chipped off Concrete in Acrylic Box, b. Oil Paints on Canvas Dimensions: a. 25 x 15 x 2.5 cm, b. 18 x 107 cm Year : 2019 Title:  “Synecdoche” Medium: Oil Paints on Canvas Dimensions: 91.5 x 91.5 cm Year : 2023 Untitled : Medium: Oil Paints on Canvas Dimensions: 122 x 101 cm Year : 2022 Title:  “Upside Down” Medium: Oil Paints on Canvas Dimensions: 106 x 89 cm Year : 2024 Title:  “A Gift to Coming Generations” Medium: Oil Paints on Plywood Dimensions: 122 x 37 cm Year : 2024 Title:  “Wait.. Zoom It” Medium: Oil Paints on Canvas. Dimensions: 152.5 x 152.5 cm Year : 2024 Title:  “Hope you remain Safe.. My Precious!” Medium: Oil Paints on Canvas. Dimensions: 76 x 83 cm Year : 2022

Forged Imprints Artist Statement In this series, initially conceived during a 40-day residency organized by Vasl Artists’ Association in Karachi, Pakistan, I explore the contrast between Pakistan’s immense yet underutilized resources and the collective efforts that could realize its potential. Utilizing the form and texture of the degh, a traditional vessel, as my central motif, I aim to evoke themes of layered contributions, latent power, and unrealized progress. The degh‘s hammered texture suggests the imprints of many hands, symbolic of the society’s fragmented contributions, while its shape hints at the torso of a woman, a vessel of potential ready to give birth. Each layer of soot deposited on its surface over time becomes a metaphor for accumulated experiences, traditions, and resilience. Incorporating elements like ancient Gandhara script and fragmented maps of Pakistan’s railway system, I reflect the country’s historical and cultural richness and the disconnect in how these resources are harnessed. After the residency, I extended this body of work, generating new pieces that deepen the inquiry into Pakistan’s collective identity and aspirations. Through these visual dialogues, I hope to prompt reflection on the potential for a more cohesive and dynamic future shaped by our shared assets and responsibility. Title: Symphony of Society Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z08NznQ8ouk&ab_channel=ArtyCarty Medium: Readymade Objects and Sound Installation Dimension: 3 minutes Year: 2019 Title:  “This is not only bottoming of Degh” Medium: Oil Paints and Molding Paste on Plywood. Dimensions: 124 x 124 cm Year : 2019 Title:  “That’s How I Meditate” Medium: Oil Paints and Molding Paste on Plywood. Dimensions: 63 x 127 cm Year : 2019 Title:  “Cryptograph” Medium: Oils and Molding Paste on Commercial Plywood.  Dimensions: 95 x 95 cm Year : 2020 Title:  “Blessing In Disguise” Medium: Oils and Molding Paste on Commercial Plywood.  Dimensions: 95 x 95 cm Year : 2021 Title:  “A line Somewhere In-between” Medium: Oil Paints on Canvas. Dimensions: 122 x 30.50 cm Year : 2021

From Suppression to Moldation Artist Statement The presented work was produced for the mini and final thesis of my graduation  in 2017. This series investigates the impact of societal pressures that attempt to mold individuals to fit rigid norms, often suppressing unique traits and individual expression. Through both research and visual installation, I explore the psychological toll of this conformity, portraying a grotesque, boxed figure and a rectangular brain as metaphors for societal conditioning and restricted thinking. This work questions the difference between nurturing individuality and enforcing conformity, inviting viewers to reflect on the effects of such molding on personal identity and the beauty of authentic self-expression. Title: “Suppression” 2017  Medium: Oil and Acrylics on Canvas, Acrylic Sheets and Aluminum.  Dimensions: 125 x 125 x 125 cm Year : 2017 Different views of installation  “Suppression”    Untitled  Medium: Oil Paint on Canvas Dimensions: 122 x 122 cm Year : 2017 Untitled  Medium: Oil Paints and Acrylics on Canvas, Translucent Acrylic Sheets and Lasani.  Dimensions: 18 x 135 x 135 cm Year : 2017 Untitled  Medium: Oil Paints and Acrylics on Canvas, Translucent Acrylic Sheets and Lasani.  Dimensions: 11 x 135 x 135 cm Year : 2017 Untitled  Medium: Oil Paint on Canvas Dimensions: 122 x 122 cm Year : 2017 Title:  “Conditioned”  Medium: Oils, Acrylics, Clay and plywood. Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 7 inches  Year : 2017

“From Fragments to Fusion: Uniting Neurodiversity and Artistic Expression” Artist Statement Neurodiversity and art are the words, my whole artistic research revolves around. Chunks (with the context of cognitive psychology) allow me to research the various research points (Robert Browning, Neurodiversity, Spatial elements, embedded layers, history) and make them inter-connected. Starting my research about the history of Art and ADHD led me to the exploration of a wider spectrum: Art and Neurodiversity. While doing this I came across the poetry of Robert Browning, a Victorian Era poet, who himself was a documented ADHD. Reading his work led me to his poem Fra Lippo Lippi. Juxtaposing some elements of his poem with some of the spatial elements, I generated drawings, paintings and installation. Title: Roundabout In between Browning, Lippi, and Time and Space Dimensions: 213 x 244 cm Medium: Oil Paints and Glitter on Canvas and wall Year: 2024 Title: Lippi’s Saints Navigating with the Now Dimensions: 198 x 128 cm Medium: Graphite, Glitter, Gold Leaf and Chipped off Wall paint on Linen Year: 2024 Title: Page From the Past Dimensions: a. 51 x 40 cm, b. 51 x 49 cm. Medium: Chipped off Wall paint, Graphite and Oil Paints on Linen Year: 2024 Title: These Unnoticed Connections Dimensions: 10.5 x 198 cm. Medium: Glitters on Wall Year: 2024