- when
- April 1, 2023 - April 23, 2023
- where
- EXbunker
Noreen about the expo:
In my work I portray people with a bicultural identity. These people struggle with their identity just like me. These are usually portraits of people close to me. In these works, there is a dividing line between liberal Dutch Selma and traditional Pakistani Amma (Amma means grandmother in Urdu). My grandmother ‘Amma’ is Pakistani and my sister: Selma is half Dutch and half Pakistani. In my work I express my love for them and at the same time the beauty of and my fascination for the bi-cultural Dutch and Pakistani identity. Selma wears a traditional salwar kameez (Pakistani dress) and jewelery. Under the portrait of my grandmother I have expressed my feelings for her in Urdu calligraphy (Pakistani poetry language). The work is inspired by a poem by a Pakistani poet named…(poet name). I see both Amma and Selma as beautiful powerful women.
Why does a cultural background fascinate me so much? That is a journey that I am going through, through drawing.
