2019
Murree, Pakistan
Field Sessions+ Site Specific Drawing Performances + Book
Thinking in terms of materials
Thinking in terms of colonial past
Thinking in terms of climate crisis
Thinking in terms of profit, capitalism and tourism
Thinking in terms of other living beings
Thinking in terms of non-living beings
July 24-26, 2019
Gazebo at Downhill from Governor House, Murree
DAY 1
CRITICAL SENSING: WHAT IS TRASH?
Activity Duration: 2 hours
DAY 2
SITE SPECIFIC LISTENING
Activities Duration: 3 hours
Participating Artists: Zohreen Murtaza, Hira Nabi, Faraz Amer Khan and Noor us Sabah Saeed
July 29, 2019
Off the Murree Mall Road, near GPO, Murree
The abandoned concrete structure was supposed to be either rest house or hotel now providing a shelter to migrant labors, plants and weeds. Initially the habitants were reluctant to let me stay because they thought I might write or report about their occupation. However, after talking they let me stay and also offered tea in the end. The wild plants were grown all over including concrete, wood and fabric. This future wasn’t planned for the site when designed, however, I experienced the sense of resistance, fight for survival and adaptability together.
July 26, 2019
Gazebo, Governor House, Murree
I only allow Nature to Enter, is questioning the idea of Nature as pure and growing amount of concrete structure in Murree’s neighborhood threatens it’s natural landscape. While thinking from perspective of colonial past, when these trees were introduced to the landscape of Murree and in other parts of colonized land for multiple purposes e.g. for railways /domestic consumption/ furniture etc. So it’s already contradicting our ideas to preserve it as Natural.
