Rybon Artist in International Residency, Islamabad, 2011
Nature and Artifice
The Vasl Artists’ Collective is initiating its first International Residency in Islamabad in collaboration with Rohtas, at the Rohtas Rawan Farm. A number of artisan workshops, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, stonecutters and tile makers are located on both Simly and Lehtrar Roads, within a four kilometer radius of the Rohtas Rawan site. The expanding city and the natural environment come in contact with each other in the areas surrounding Islamabad and create different realities of nature, a distinct visual terrain that is neither ‘nature’ nor ‘suburbia’. This residency invites artists to explore notions of nature and artifice that emerge through transformations of space. Rybon artist Katayoun Karami participated in this residency.
Residency Dates: March 14 - April 19, 2011
The Participating Artists:
* Syed Hassan Mujtaba, Pakistan
* Naqsh Raj, Pakistan
* Basak Akcakaya, Turkey
* Muzzamil Ruheel, Pakistan
* Khanyisile Mbongwa, South Africa
* Katayoun Karami, Iran
Karami was born in 1967 in Tehran. She has participated in many exhibitions both in Iran and abroad. You can find her recent work in Rybon Photo Gallery and her official website.
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