The multi-disciplinary artist said it was "very special" to partner with theBritishpopular institution to celebrate his family'sPakistaniroots. It is said that it is strong against South Asian Heritage Month.
Osman Yousefzada, in collaboration with British Council and V&A, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of Pakistan, and V&A.
various It will address themes of displacement, migration and the climate crisis through a series of different artworks called 'Intervention'.
The first intervention is V&A is his banner of several large-scale textiles of abstract figures in motion, the second is cast in glass, clay. , a wooden structure with textile-wrapped objects, in the museum's sculpture gallery.
Osman Yousefzada's Second Intervention (British Council/PA)
Numerous colorful charupai (daybeds found in South Asia). ) and a space for “communal contemplation” with morastools (visitors are encouraged to move to reflect movement). The fact that Pakistan does not contribute much to global emissions, but is affected by it.
Yousefzada, who lives inLondon, told PA News Agency that participating in the exhibition was "very powerful" and that contemporary art was "very It's beautiful," he said. Ability to influence people in different ways.
I think what really matters is the history of these institutions. -Working class artists with specific backgrounds -Having a conversation in an environment like this is very powerful.
Osman Yousefzada
``Contemporary art may be more ambiguous than other kinds of art. I think the more it becomes, the more people you lose and the more people you take,” he said.
“Some of you may not know the meaning behind the art, but I have seen children on boats.
“I think what really matters is the history of these institutions. I think the ability to have a conversation in such an environment is very powerful.”
V&A (The British Council/PA)
Osman Yousefzada's work in the John Madejeski Garden in
He wanted to highlight Pakistani culture through art.
"What I wanted to say about Pakistan is that you cannot deny everything that happened before 1947," he said.
"There are lands that are one of the oldest civilizations known to mankind, and they are indeed part of our history, and I wanted to advance that conversation.
"My father told me that if I forget my roots, I will never know who I am." He said he thought it would be a "good way to open the show".
I carry these tarot cards in the same way I emigrate, but I know not. You never know what will happen, how your life will turn out, if you turn the cards and you will succeed,
Osman Yousefzada
"Just like when you transition. And I have these tarot cards, I really don't know what's going to happen, what my life will be like, and when I flip the cards, I don't know if I'm going to be successful." He said.
Osman Yousefzada's First Intervention (British Council / PA)
Art of the British Council His Director Mr. Skinder Hundal said: This is the embodiment of what the British Council and the Pakistan High Commission are trying to achieve with the New Perspective season. In other words, creating bridges between cultures, challenging perceptions, modern society in Pakistan and Britain. The
free exhibition is open on 25th September at V&A, South Kensington, London from 10am to 5:30pm. Read more See the following link for more information: https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/o9GydwJBb2/osman-yousefzada-what-is-seen-and-what-is-not-2022
