The Sky, The Heavens, and Everything Above, I’ll Lay On Your Feet, For You, With Love.

Raveeda, a visual artist from Sargodha, is currently based in Lahore. She earned her BFA in Painting from Lahore College for Women University in 2023. Her work explores themes of comfort, longing, emptiness, and love. She has showcased her work in several exhibitions, throughout Pakistan. She was also shortlisted for the 4th Anna Molka Award. Beyond her practice, Raveeda is an assistant manager and art instructor at ArtSoch Contemporary and contributed to the management of Biennale 03.

Her work explores the interplay between memory, innocence, and the boundless nature of love, using whimsical, tactile elements to evoke nostalgia and wonder. Through two interconnected pieces, she invites viewers into a world where sweetness becomes a metaphor for care, devotion, and the fleeting beauty of childhood.

The first piece is a painting cradled by two weathered wooden hands, presenting it as a sacred memory. It depicts a child amid a sea of lollipops, their vibrant colors spilling across the frame like a kaleidoscope of joy. Handwritten, poetic text transforms the scene into an offering of love and sacrifice. The wooden hands amplify this sentiment, framing the painting as both a gift and a relic—a frozen moment where the sweetness of candy mirrors the sweetness of connection.

The second piece is an installation that acts as a diptych to the painting. A stuffed toy bear, filled with candies and surrounded by lollipops, becomes a vessel of abundance. As a universal symbol of comfort, its softness contrasts with the sharp, sugary sticks, creating a tactile, immersive experience. Together, the bear and lollipops invite reflection on how love is carried and shared through small, tangible gestures.

Both works reflect Raveeda’s exploration of love as infinite and ever-multiplying, even when expressed through fleeting, ephemeral forms. The lollipops, candies, and Polaroid are impermanent—sugar dissolves, photographs fade—but the emotions they evoke endure, leaving the imprint of a cherished memory.