Wabasta وابَستہ

Farah A, born and based in Karachi, studied at the Karachi School of Art in 2018 and completed a BFA with sculpture as a major subject. Secured first position in the thesis. Received 1st Runner Up for VM Art Gallery in the 15th Emerging Talent for intricate paper sculptures. Artwork was selected by Ambiance Hotel Karachi in 2021 and received the Honorable Mention Award by Anna Molka in 2022. A practicing artist working as a Foundation and Fine Art Department faculty member at Karachi School of Art Her work is inspired by the natural world and elements associated with life, movement, and change, and her art is an expression of her perception of nature in this digital age that disconnects us from natural forces.

Feeling connected to the natural world is undoubtedly important. We have become so engrossed in this environment that we have not only forgotten nature but also forgotten to take a deep breath. Studies have found that living in urban and concrete-heavy environments can increase feelings of depression. But surprisingly, the opposite is true. Just like a quick glimpse of nature can turn down the stress dial, she takes the Mughals and their architecture as a metaphor to describe her expressions; her works involve a sense of space and time, past and present, memory, and the experience of the moment. She allows history to play out in the present, the spaceless and empty time of modernity.