Hayy Jameel presents an Artist Talk featuring artists Risham Syed and Umber Majeed part of the closing programs of  ‘We saw an endless cycle’ exhibition as the exhibition come to an end, where they discuss their approaches to exploring changing urban landscapes. Through personal familial archives and collective memories, they examine the transformation of cities, both real and imagined. The conversation focuses on their methods for addressing the fluxus notion of urban spaces, drawing from their works featured in the exhibition ‘We saw an endless cycle’ in Hayy Arts. The talk also highlights the influence of their longstanding mentor-student relationship on their artistic practices and how it has shaped their work.

Programme walk-through

6:00 pm ( GMT+3)
Introductions

6:05 pm ( GMT+3)
Artist talk with Risham Syed and Umber Majeed, moderated by Art Jameel curator Rotana Shaker

7:00 pm ( GMT+3)
Audience Q&A

Please find the zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81283745859

About The Artist 

Risham Syed
Risham Syed (b. 1969, Pakistan) received her MA from Royal College of Art, London and BA from National College of Arts, Lahore, where she studied painting and traditional miniature painting. Risham works in mediums as diverse as drawing, embroidery, painting, weaving and quilting. Her work meditates on modern living at its most ordinary yet refined state. Her art documents changes in urban landscapes and the resultant effects these have on the lifestyle of the inhabitants therein. Risham’s practice critically focuses on the remains of cultural/historical inheritance and its perceived authenticity in present-day Pakistan. In her works, past folds into present through externalization taking the form of objects, which signify or symbolise time and space that is simultaneously intimate, invasive, even violent.

Umber Majeed
Umber Majeed (b. New York, NY, 1989) is a multidisciplinary visual artist and educator. Her writing, performance, and animation work engage with familial archives to explore Pakistani state, urban, and digital infrastructure through a feminist lens. She received her MFA from Parsons the New School for Design in New York, NY and BFA from Beaconhouse National University in Lahore, Pakistan. Majeed has presented her work in solo and group exhibitions both locally and globally, including in cities like Jeddah, Taiwan and New York.