Osman Yousefzada
Gulabdan (Insufflation and Exsufflation series), 2024
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Looped footage (1 hour duration)
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Osman Yousefzada's wrapped' ceramic objects are a homage to the plastic or material wrapped items brought to the United Kingdom by Yousefzada's mother when his family immigrated from Pakistan. Their...
Osman Yousefzada's wrapped' ceramic objects are a homage to the plastic or material wrapped items brought to the United Kingdom by Yousefzada's mother when his family immigrated from Pakistan. Their supple folds and the idiosyncrasy of the knots that tie them are cast in clay; miniature monuments to the unseen women that wrapped them. Forever unopened they embody the idea of deferred enjoyment within immigrant communities and, perhaps, the reality of never having fully 'arrived'.
Exhibitions
I hear her breathing (solo), Cooke Latham Gallery, London, 21 March- 17 April 20251
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