SEFZADA OPENS INSTALLATION AT THE V&A MUSEUM

Celebrated multi-disciplinary artist and world-famous fashion designer, Osman Yousefzada is excited to announce the opening of his new installation titled ‘What is Seen and What is Not’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

The series of installations respond to the 75^th anniversary of Pakistan and explores themes of displacement, movement and migration. They have been commissioned by the British Council, in partnership with the V&A and the Pakistan High Commission as part of the British Council’s festival season ‘Pakistan/UK: New Perspective’.

Osman’s work is a tripartite of site-specific works, and will bring together his textiles, wrapped objects and a seating installation. Together, the works present Osman’s unique and highly personal perspective on migratory experience and identity and offers a subtle and contemplative space to engage with objects rooted in the heritages of Pakistani culture. Osman developed new techniques and stitches – working on non-traditional materials, which he compliments with painting, producing a body of work reflecting on shrines and ritualised spaces of transcendence.

Artist & Designer, Osman Yousefzada says:

“It’s a great honour to be commissioned to reflect on the 75 years of Pakistan’s independence. What is Seen and What is Not offers a portrait of contemporary Pakistan, through a British diasporic lens as it attempts to reel away from colonial subjugation. However, it is still a casualty of neo-colonial structures, contributing less than 1% to green gas emissions and in return it is the 5th most vulnerable country to climate change, as rising temperatures result in great floods, and an eventual loss of the Himalayan ice reservoirs, causing tremendous displacement and a loss of homeland to its people.”

The ‘What is Seen and What is Not’ installation at the Victoria & Albert Museum is open to the public from 29^th July until 25^th  September 2022.

Celebrated multi-disciplinary artist and world-famous fashion designer, Osman Yousefzada is excited to announce the opening of his new installation titled ‘What is Seen and What is Not’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

The series of installations respond to the 75^th anniversary of Pakistan and explores themes of displacement, movement and migration. They have been commissioned by the British Council, in partnership with the V&A and the Pakistan High Commission as part of the British Council’s festival season ‘Pakistan/UK: New Perspective’.

Osman’s work is a tripartite of site-specific works, and will bring together his textiles, wrapped objects and a seating installation. Together, the works present Osman’s unique and highly personal perspective on migratory experience and identity and offers a subtle and contemplative space to engage with objects rooted in the heritages of Pakistani culture. Osman developed new techniques and stitches – working on non-traditional materials, which he compliments with painting, producing a body of work reflecting on shrines and ritualised spaces of transcendence.

Artist & Designer, Osman Yousefzada says:

“It’s a great honour to be commissioned to reflect on the 75 years of Pakistan’s independence. What is Seen and What is Not offers a portrait of contemporary Pakistan, through a British diasporic lens as it attempts to reel away from colonial subjugation. However, it is still a casualty of neo-colonial structures, contributing less than 1% to green gas emissions and in return it is the 5th most vulnerable country to climate change, as rising temperatures result in great floods, and an eventual loss of the Himalayan ice reservoirs, causing tremendous displacement and a loss of homeland to its people.”

The ‘What is Seen and What is Not’ installation at the Victoria & Albert Museum is open to the public from 29^th July until 25^th  September 2022.