Coherence and Confidence in Practice
July – November 2017
Program Overview
This project focused on enabling young artists to reflect on their practice and communicate ideas with coherence and confidence to a wider audience. It was open to talented artists from large and small towns across Pakistan.
Designed as a contest, the prize for the KB17 PechaKucha Intensive was an all-expenses-paid trip for 10 finalists to visit the first Karachi Biennale and present their work at a special event to a wider audience.
What is PechaKucha?
PechaKucha is a digital presentation format that has become very popular worldwide because of its short, focused format that suits the communication style of our age. It is based on 20 slides × 20 seconds per slide, so the presenter must organize their thoughts and present them within the given time limit.
Selection Process
Over 80 artists under 35 from all over Pakistan submitted bios and slides of their work. From these, 15 shortlisted artists from Quetta, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Tando Allahyar, Lahore, and Karachi were invited to participate in an intensive workshop to enhance their skills with experienced mentors.
The group made their PechaKucha presentations before a jury that selected the 10 winners. On November 3, 2017, the winners made their final presentations at the Rangoonwala Auditorium during KB17.
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10 Finalist Winners
Abeerah Zahid
Holds a B.A. in painting from NCA, Rawalpindi. Explores ideas of truth and authenticity. Was Artist in Residence at Habib University (2015) via Lahore Biennale Foundation. Currently visiting faculty at NCA, Rawalpindi.
Ayesha Khaliq
Mixed-media visual artist in Rawalpindi. Completed BFA at Fatima Jinnah Women University and MA in Visual Arts at NCA, Lahore. Works with organic forms and found objects in additive assembly.
Bahrera Basit
Holds a BFA and MA in Visual Arts from NCA, Lahore, where she currently teaches. Her work explores cityscapes as organic forms, commenting on the anxiety of rapid urbanization.
Batool Zehra
Completed BFA in Visual Arts at University of Karachi with distinction. Investigates change, impermanence, deconstruction, and reconstruction by burning materials and utilizing ash to create.
Haya Zaidi
Completed BFA at NCA, Lahore, with distinction in miniature painting. Her surreal, mythical art features mixed-media collages commenting on culture, capitalism, and environment.
Shabir Baloch
Completed his Bachelor's in Fine Arts with minors in sculpture, photography, and woodwork from the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.
Sana Burney
Holds a BFA from University of Karachi Visual Studies and PGD in photography from IVS. Senior lecturer at IVS. Her Reel artwork was installed at Safari Park as part of public outreach.
Shameen Arshad
Holds a BFA from NCA with a major in painting. Plays with text on canvas, manipulating the order of forms to prompt viewers to question language barriers and meaning.
Kiran Saleem
Holds a BFA from GC University and MFDA from Punjab University in painting. Explores the idea of dichotomy, believing that nothing exists in singularity; there is always an opposite.
Shakir Ali
Obtained B.A. in Art and Design from the Center of Excellence in Art & Design at Mehran University, Jamshoro. Works in graphite and pencil, capturing the beauty of ordinary rural life.
PechaKucha Workshop Gallery
