Seven Billion Beliefs
Vasl-KKAF Research Grant 2021-2022
Creative Alternatives, Taaza Tareen 13
Grant winner, Anusha Novlani
April 2021
Anusha Novlani is the fourth recipient of the Vasl-KKAF Research Grant. She was the qualifying resident artist, chosen from the 13th Taaza Tareen residency program Creative Alternatives.
Anusha is a Karachi based artist who graduated in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2019. He has showcased his work in several group shows across various galleries in Pakistan.
The Research Grant of 2021-2022, comprised of 3 members, Sameera Raja, Seema Nusrat & Seher Naveed.
In this body of work, I depict the coexisting structures in Karachi, as they occur under the vastness of the same blue skies. Here, they come together under one roof, containing themselves architectural significance and symbolic value. This work underscores the iconography of the structures, as they come to signify various belief systems. The scale of these forms acts as a cosmological signifier in its monumentality, as it interacts with the space.
About Anusha:
Anusha Ramchand born in 1995, Hyderabad, graduated with a distinction in Fine Art Painting from the National College of Arts, Lahore in 2018. Based in Karachi, she looks to advance one step further by divulging her passion on a much bigger scale. Having an affinity for the pure painting technique does not limit her potential and vision. Instead of considering herself as just another painter, she embraces and lets loose her creativity and imagination on any canvas, through any medium she sees fit, thus positioning herself as an avid believer in the era of visual artists instead of specialized art forms. Since graduating, Ramchand has had prominent shows at Canvas Gallery, O Art Space, AAN, Gandhara Art Space, the Karachi Biennale 02 , the Lahore Biennale 02 and The Full Circle Gallery. Her work has also appeared in various Magazines and Publications. She was an Artist in Residence at Vasl Artists’ Association Karachi, for Taaza Tareen 2021 and is the Recipient of VASL-KKAF Research Grant 2021-2022.