Transformed by Fawzia Khan
Opening Reception Saturday, November 23, 6-9 PM.
The exhibitions run from November 24 – January 5, 2025
Fawzia Khan will be in conversation with Nicole Watson at 3pm to 4:30 on Saturday December 14th at SooVAC. Nicole Watson is Director of The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery.
Transformed by Fawzia Khan explores her spirituality, looking for answers to the imponderable questions of existence, a moral framework for human interactions that emphasizes every person's inherent worth and dignity. Khan highlights how this exploration must be embedded in community, a space that welcomes understanding, not judgment. Transformed is a series of loom-woven Jainamaaz (prayer rugs), inspired by her Muslim upbringing but updated to reflect her current humanist outlook. She recorded herself reciting words of wisdom from poetry and other writings, both ancient and contemporary, that explore the human condition, and are meaningful to her. She then wove the image of her voiceprint into each rug. The installation will include her audio recordings so viewers can see and feel her words. The meaning and origin of each reading guided her selection of colors and their transitions
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