For Lahore Biennale’s collateral event, Bath II (2024) explores the tensions that emerge out of the contact between the…

For Lahore Biennale’s collateral event, Bath II (2024) explores the tensions that emerge out of the contact between the public and the private, the body and dirt, human pollution and the ecology. Exhibiting at the Shahi Hammam, a relic of a time where the divide between the “public” and “private” had alternative connotations, where the relationship between the human body and nature was largely untainted and climate change was non-existent, my works bring to surface the many oscillations between the these themes.

This installation of a tub with water with frothing bubbles, acts as a microcosm of a similar nala. It is rooted in my experience of my city, Faisalabad which has suffered severe ecological damage due to constant industrialization. Themes of decay, loss, dirt and discomfort run through the work.

Showcased at The Soil is Still Moist, a Lahore Biennale collateral event curated by @mariamhanifkhan

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