Islamabad:
Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) organizes VOs (views): RA recadar the moving image in Pakistan, a revolutionary exhibition bringing together artists from Pakistan and the United Kingdom to explore the transformer potential of the mobile image as a means of resistance, disturbance and reimagination.
See, (seen) engages with themes of memory, identity and temporality, positioning the image in motion as a fluid force and not contained in contemporary visual culture. It contributes to the evolution of discourse on new media and experimental art in the unique cultural context of Pakistan.
The exhibition presents works by eminent Pakistani artists Abdul Hadi, Farida Batool, Kaiser Irfan, Mahoror Ali Shah, M4HK, Rabeeha Adnan and Ujala Khan, alongside the British artist Duo John Wood and Paul Harrison, with additional selections from the British Council art collection.
A dynamic public program will take place throughout the exhibition, in particular artists’ conferences, round tables, workshops, conferences and presentations focused on cinema, media, identity and perception.
Organized by the commissioner and designer based in Islamabad, Sarah Rajper, the exhibition reflects the film, the video and the new media as powerful tools to question how we see, feel and experience the world. The exhibition is the culmination of Rajper’s participation in the prestigious art exchange: Moving Image Curatorial Fellowship – An international program of one year, supported by the British Council and organized by Lux (UK) and Art South Asia Project.
The scholarship included opportunities for mentorship, critical exchange and research visits to the main British institutions such as Tate Modern, Somerset House, Barbican Center and the British Film Institute.
The exhibition opens with a public reception on July 30, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring the artists’ round table from 6 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and will remain in sight until August 8, 2025. The daily viewing hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Saturday closed) in PNCA, Islamabad.
Organized in partnership with the Lahore Digital Arts Festival and PNCA, this intercultural showcase offers the public a chance to engage with limits of limits to the intersection of art, technology and social comments.
