We Are All Mad Here
“We Are All Mad Here” was a research project led by Natasha Jozi, initiated by the Pakistan U.S. Alumni Network and the Pakistan National Council of the Arts to promote non-traditional art practices in Pakistan.
The project envisioned bringing together the art community on a single platform, challenging conventional standards of art and fostering an interdisciplinary discourse. The exhibition featured a diverse group of artists, art students, and local artisans — all gathered under one roof — who explored the possibilities of experimentation with traditional materials and mediums.
Their works emphasized the process of art-making and doing, investigating the relationship between the body, space, and time, while activating and engaging the presence of the viewer.
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Natasha Jozi conducted the three-day workshop at Fatima Jinnah Women University with an active participation from students of Fine Arts Department. Head of the Fine Arts Department Dr. Tabassum Shaheen, permanent faculty members Ms. Tahira Noreen, Ms. Kishwar Kiani, Ms Amal Javed, and visiting faculty Ms. Rashda Faridi also attended the workshop. The students’ participation from the fine arts department was commendable as around 70 students attended and participated in the workshop. The workshop was divided into three days Mar 24, 25 and 31, 2015.
A second series of workshop was conducted at Pakistan National Council of the Arts on April 6, 2015. James Cerven – Assistant Cultural Attaché U.S. Embassy Islamabad and Shahid Waseem – Alumni Affairs Coordinator, Public Affairs Section, Embassy of the United States of America also attended the workshop. The workshop aims were to engage art students from Islamabad where they were introduced to New Media, Interactive art, and other genres of experimental arts. There was a total of 40 students who participated from all the art universities of Islamabad; NUST, COMSATS, NCA and Hunerkada.
At the conclusion of the workshop, students submitted project proposals. A selection of five projects were exhibited at the exhibition ‘We Are All Mad Here’
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