POST-MODERNISM AT MY DOOR | 2000

OIL AND ACRYLIC ON CANVAS + FABRIC AND ACRYLICS ON PVC | 120 X 144 X 48 INCHES

Rana appropriates the rural landscape (which portrays the nostalgic view in order to glorify the region) and by turning the serene the imagery of peaceful setting transforms it into an assemblage of photographs of the crowded city of Lahore with its various sites in different times of the day. The work poses a question with regards to the divide between rural and urban, and the shift from one area to others, which is blurred, seamless and indistinguishable.