Naeem Rana and Nusra Qureshi are Melbourne-based artists who trained in sculpture and the Mughal miniature tradition at the National College of Arts in Lahore. Nusra Qureshi is part of a generation of traditionally trained artists who have revived and innovated Mughal miniature painting traditions through the incorporation of contemporary ideas, a transition in scale and new subject matter. Naeem Rana combines traditional Urdu calligraphy, popular culture and advertising within a digital space. Both of their practices reflect on contemporary society, culture and politics.
In 2001 they migrated to Australia. For this exhibition they come together in a collaborative project combining sculpture, miniature painting, Urdu calligraphy and digital printing. Central to this project are ideas of looking and being looked at, and feelings of invisibility in adopted spaces.
