WHO
Naiza Khan

WHAT
The third solo exhibition of British-Pakistani artist (b.1968) is a presentation of new oil paintings, drawings and brass reliefs that focus on the changes imposed on bodies of water throughout colonial history. Created in the past two years, each work appears as multi-layered diagrams and maps, a result of the artist’s long research process that explores the mapping of landscapes and infrastructures, both old and new. The resulting images thread together issues of land, borders, the extraction of natural resources and the geometry of empires.

WHY
Khan’s choice of mediums echoes similar concepts of mapping. With watercolours and masking fluid, the artist creates layered forms that indicate the changing nature of landscapes. Assembled through historical archives and her own personal experiences, the imposing geometries of infrastructure over landscape are recurring motifs in these new works.