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OTHER CRESCENTS OTHER MOONS: Saad Qureshi

Past exhibition
2 November - 22 December 2012 London
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OTHER CRESCENTS OTHER MOONS, Saad Qureshi

Gazelli Art House presents Other Crescents Other Moons. 

Other Crescents Other Moons is an exploration of memories – the desire to keep one’s interpretation of a specific place alive, transcending time and change. Qureshi depicts ‘mindscapes’ based on recollections of the people he interviews. Often desolate and abstract they capture the detailed essence of one’s emotional, spiritual and/or mental associations to a given place. Subconsciously, the artist weaves his own vision onto the memory without interfering with its content thereby questioning its ownership and the origins. The viewer is invited to explore the nature of perception and reality, completing personal tales and insights of one’s memory according to their own vision.

 

In this inaugural solo exhibition, Saad Qureshi brings the concept of belonging and being part of a certain form of identity to the forefront. Drawing on the inspiration from the biblical story ‘The Tower of Babel’, the body of work epitomizes universal individualism, striking on psychological, cultural, social, religious and historical levels. The centrepiece of the exhibition for example, other crescents other moons, depicts a continuum of islands of memories – linked to each other, sharing the same ground of an abstract structure, reminiscent of a never-ending spiral, removed from its larger self. The memories appear more contained in Qureshi’s smaller sculptural works whereby reclaimed furniture such as drawers and cupboards provide the setting for the landscapes to comfortably rest on.

 

The work presents and represents Qureshi and his world. Through his observations, past the intricate demonstration of the various aforementioned layers, we come across a land, a desolate land, which often appears in the artist’s multi-medium oeuvre. Melancholic to some, radiating of hope and positivity to others, the open land can be perceived as a playground for our ideas and thoughts on topics Qureshi raises. It gives us time to reflect, to silently agree or actively disagree with the artist’s remarks, with our own or our neighbour’s interpretations. The discourse that ensues, which may continue endlessly and lose its purpose and direction, is grounded by the very nature of these lands. As such, Qureshi pulls the viewer into a playful interaction where the mind loses control and the imagination takes over, which in turn succumbs to the conscience and then reigns free again.

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Works
  • Saad Qureshi, Other Crescents Other Moons, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Other Crescents Other Moons, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Burden of Decay, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Burden of Decay, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Alone on Earth Below, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Alone on Earth Below, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Consortium, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Consortium, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Cadence Chose Me, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Cadence Chose Me, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Tottering Pillows, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Tottering Pillows, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Winds Shift Against Us, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Winds Shift Against Us, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Ruffled, 2012-2014
    Saad Qureshi, Ruffled, 2012-2014
  • Saad Qureshi, Downslope of Hills, 2012-2014
    Saad Qureshi, Downslope of Hills, 2012-2014
  • Saad Qureshi, Drought, 2012-2014
    Saad Qureshi, Drought, 2012-2014
  • Saad Qureshi, The Serene Land, 2012-2014
    Saad Qureshi, The Serene Land, 2012-2014
  • Saad Qureshi, When Darkness Gathers, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, When Darkness Gathers, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M10, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M10, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M11, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M11, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M12, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M12, 2012
  • Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M14, 2012
    Saad Qureshi, Persistence of Memory / M14, 2012
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Publications
  • Other crescents other moons

    Other crescents other moons

    Saad Qureshi SAAD QURESHI, 2012 Read more
News
  • SAAD QURESHI | FILE MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2012

    SAAD QURESHI | FILE MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2012

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  • SAAD QURESHI | ARTREVIEW | OCTOBER 2012

    SAAD QURESHI | ARTREVIEW | OCTOBER 2012

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