About me
I am 24 year old multimedia artist, curator, creative practitioner and entrepreneur whose art interweaves my reflections on home and identity.
I works with multiple mediums to explore how culture and geography shape notions of the self, using narrative and metaphor to deconstruct ideas pertaining to identity politics.
I am interested in using materiality as a bridge between the past and the present.
My art explores the sensitivities of human relationships with humour, addressing the challenges of complex familial dynamics in an accessible and playful manner.
Zehra hopes to build intimacy with her audience by creating art that not only invokes nostalgia but also acts as an anchor around which relationships and conversations can flourish.
I am also the founder of the Empty Wall Project, an arts charity based in London that delivers workshops to children and adults from disadvantaged backgrounds, i've worked with organisations like the ACAA and the British Red Cross.
I am also co-founder of The Home on Me, a collective for young artists in the creative space to market and sell their work.
My aim ultimately is to create accessible art spaces that challenge the biases that limit art education.
Projects
- Lost in translation.Arts been a medium for me to create discussions among communities and cultures, and to bridge gaps between the past and present. I am interested in how different communities communicate with one another and the impact of language and speech on the south asian diaspora. Lost in translation was created using these concepts wether that was through familiar visuals, smells and textures or through the careful consideration of the materiality that i've chosen to engage with. All of this plays an inte
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Projects credited in
- Lost in translation.Arts been a medium for me to create discussions among communities and cultures, and to bridge gaps between the past and present. I am interested in how different communities communicate with one another and the impact of language and speech on the south asian diaspora. Lost in translation was created using these concepts wether that was through familiar visuals, smells and textures or through the careful consideration of the materiality that i've chosen to engage with. All of this plays an inte
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Work history
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AdministratotCharities Advisory Trust
London, United KingdomFull Time
Creative practitinonerV&A
- London, United KingdomPart Time
Skills
- Painting
- Graphic Design
- 35mm Photography
- Curating
- Education
- Art Education
- Arts Management
- Mixed Media
Education
BAUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom