In Conversation With Arshi Irshad Ahmadzai

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In Conversation With Arshi Irshad Ahmadzai

Arshi Irshad Ahmadzai works with a range of mediums, from painting and printmaking to embroidery on textiles. While her artistic practice is primarily concerned with women and the space that they occupy, it is also informed by personal experience. Well-versed in Urdu, Persian and Arabic, language and script find their way into her artworks as well.

Arshi’s new exhibition and debut solo show, which opened at Blueprint 12 in New Delhi, showcases her latest work, Nafas or The Isolation Diaries. We caught up with the artist to talk about Nafas, her use of textiles in her work and her idea of home, while she lives and works between Kabul and New Delhi.

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Lola Mac Dougall on Setting up an International Photography Festival in Goa

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Lola Mac Dougall on Setting up an International Photography Festival in Goa

Lola Mac Dougall is the force behind GoaPhoto, which first launched in 2015 with the intention of taking fine art photography out of the gallery. Showing for three days from 6 to 8 December, 2019, in the quaint village of Aldona in North Goa, their new edition will feature site-specific exhibitions in six private residential homes. Over an email interview, Lola talks about her process of setting up the festival, tells us what to watch out for, and reveals the festivals from around the world that have been catching her eye.

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In Conversation with Stephanie Douet & Roshan Chhabria

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In Conversation with Stephanie Douet & Roshan Chhabria

Coming from diverse backgrounds and different parts of the world, Stephanie Douet and Roshan Chhabria first connected via Instagram while chatting about the British Raj. This developed into a collaborative series titled Indo-Anglian Conversations, which was exhibited at the India Club in London. We caught up with Stephanie and Roshan to talk about their artistic collaboration, creative process and the way their works have been influenced by one another.

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