MEET ART’S FINEST GEMS
By Smriti Rajgharia, Director, Serendipity Arts Festival
LATIFA ZAFAR ATTAII
“In 2017, this young, Afghan artist participated in the Serendipity Arts Festival’s (SAF) Young Subcontinent. Much of Latifa’s work is inspired by her childhood, which she spent weaving carpets amidst the Hazara community in Quetta, Pakistan. As a young girl, she had to deal with identity politics and face discrimination in her motherland, an experience that eventually shaped her as an artist and influenced her work. Case in point: Thousand Individuals, which consists of numerous passport-sized photographs…the faces woven in by various colourful threads.”
SMRITI DIXIT
“Smriti’s work is inspired by small moments and intimate interactions. Her artwork details the processes of experimentation and creation, to communicate
