Ort Gallery is delighted to present People of the Garáṇ, a solo exhibition featuring a new body of work by artist Haseebah Ali, showcasing objects from MIAH Foundation's Kashmir Collection.
This exhibition is curated and conceived by Aaisha Akhtar and Dr Farah Nazir and is produced in collaboration between Ort Gallery and MIAH Foundation.
People of the Garáṇ, is an exploration of Azad Kashmiri stories, memories, and cultural practices that have existed beyond public records and archives. This exhibition invites us to reflect on both real and imagined space between the village and the city, from an agrarian past to a post-industrial present, and the ways in which rural village life textures diasporic geographies and peoples in urban Britain.
Inspired by the artefacts from MIAH's collection, as well as everyday images, art practices, and traditions from her upbringing, Haseebah employs print, photography, textiles, illumination, sculpture, and mixed media to trace connections between labour, care, migration, craft, and the remaking of home. Through these forms, Haseebah's work draws attention to the internal and external worlds of men and women in her family across generations: their bodily labour, emotional endurance, and inherited practices. The artworks offer a way of understanding and connecting the Azad Kashmiri community to their own memories and traditions.
This exhibition is a contemplation on space, not just a physical entity, but as something lived, remembered, and remade- a notion that is intrinsic to the cultural legacy of a community whose traditions and practices are often understood in form but not in meaning.
Ultimately, People of the Garáṇ is a visual account imbued with tenderness and a desire to celebrate, interrogate, and document the cultural legacy and textures of Azad Kashmiri diasporic life.
Dates: 12th July - 16th August on Wednesdays to Saturdays.
TICKETS:
FREE
We welcome drop-ins, booking in advance will help us manage staffing and provide the best possible experience.
