Question ! Re: [syndicate] Martial Repression & Protest in Pakistan

[yasir ~يا سر]

your question regarding the 'underground scene is coming back to me. frankly
the concept doesn't apply here - because any 'scene' is underground here !
:-)
-  there is small art scene compared to the number of people and things
happening here....
-  but there are artists writers who are doing all kinds of things and have
various infuences
even high art has problems surviving. but a lot of folk stuff.....

what do others think

the alliance francaise and goethe institut in karachi might also be helpful
for your trip.

yasir



On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:10 AM, yasir ~يا سر <yasir.media at gmail.com>wrote:

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> From: yasir ~يا سر <yasir.media at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:08 AM
> Subject: Re: Question ! Re: [syndicate] Martial Repression & Protest in
> Pakistan
> To: Maria Backman <mariabackman at comhem.se>
> Cc: maujmail at googlegroups.com, Atteqa Malik <atteqa at gmail.com>, amar
> mahboob <deepdive at gmail.com>, nameera ahmed <nameeraa at gmail.com>
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>
> hey
> thanks for writing. yeah, i am a writer, i've been a media professional,
> but ive always done theory, and study and now do things with the media. we
> also have a new media arts collective called Mauj. . i'll forward this mail
> to my friends, who can also chip in. you should definitely come to karachi
> too!
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> http://sites.google.com/site/maujwiki/
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>
> by the way we will have one event (seminar and activities on new media art)
> planned for November end (at the KaraFilm festival) , then another event is
> january - probably workshops,
> we're kind of working with several artists from plan to come here in the
> next six months. rob kranenberg of bicolabs, brigitta....., my friend atteqa
> is making arrangements for them. so keep in touch with us and if you like,
> you can get in touch with rob and others, and may be we can do something....
>
> we're also watching the political situation. karachi is fine, islamabad is
> reeling from the shock at the moment, and itsa depressing moment.
>
> Everyday life is totally normal here but we know that things are not good
> in the areas near the border with afghanistan. these are the tribal areas.
>
> i also have activist friends. we are having a seminar on the war in that
> area. we've also had protests. this sis a citizens group called People's
> Resistance - its got lawyers, doctors, media people, artists etc in it
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> islamabad is a small city. karachi and lahore are crazy and huuuge. there
> are a lot of artists around. no problem about religion. you just ask friends
> about things - they'll guide you about things here. people just dont like
> public nudity - other wise no problem !
>
> we can also introduce to other artists, activists, depends on what you'd
> like to do.
> the underground scene is definitely happening ....
>
> best
>
>  hope this answers you questions buy feel free to ask
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> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Maria Backman <mariabackman at comhem.se>wrote:
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>> Hallo!
>> I am also subscribing to the Syndicate mail-list and from your
>> contributions to the list I concluded you are living in Pakistan.
>> I am a Swedish artist. Together with a colleague it is planned that we
>> shall make an exhibition at Nomad Art Gallery in Islamabad. We are also
>> going to make a workshop.
>> Of course you can understand why I am contacting you. I would like to know
>> something about Pakistan, about art in Pakistan. Is there any
>> "underground-art-scene"? Or is there secular art - I guess Islam is rather
>> strong?
>> As you see I don't know very much about Pakistan, so I would be very glad
>> for contact and information and maybe some links to people in the artworld
>> (preferrably the non-institutional artworld).
>>
>> The exhibition is going to take place in April 2009, but maybe we will try
>> to postpone it, du to the political circumstances. What do you think will
>> happen in the near future?
>>
>> Excuse me if I have mistaken your origin etc.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Maria Backman
>> artist
>> Stockholm, Sweden
>> www.mariabackman.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "yasir ~" <yasir.media at gmail.com>
>> To: <syndicate at anart.no>
>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: [syndicate] Martial Repression & Protest in Pakistan
>>
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>>  naw, i do that unconsciously now. cheers
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>>>> "yasir ~" <yasir.media at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> >Pakistan's two worlds (07 Nov)
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