Hazara artist Khadim Ali to discuss his latest exhibition Marzha/Borders
The well-known Hazara artist from Doonside who grew up in the shadow of Taliban persecution, Khadim Ali, will discuss his latest exhibition Marzha/Borders at The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre on Thursday 11 June.
Khadim Ali was raised in exile in Quetta, Pakistan. His grandparents escaped a massacre of Hazaras in Afghanistan in the 1890s, and his parents remained in Pakistan hoping peace would eventually settle in Afghanistan. Due to Taliban violence against Hazaras, the family never returned. Ali migrated to Australia in 2009 on a Distinguished Talent Visa. After Ali’s parents were injured in a suicide bombing in Quetta in 2011, they also moved to Australia.
His artwork has its roots in Afghan mythology stretching back a thousand years and through his artwork he also aims to address issues of displacement migration, meaning and identity.
Marzha/Borders is a unique exhibition which highlights various socio-political events that have impacted the lives of Afghans inside and outside of the country, particularly over the last three decades and how Afghan artists respond to ongoing conflict in today’s Afghanistan.
Art works are primarily in form of painting and video/performance, from five leading and emerging Afghanistan contemporary artists including Sydney based artist Khadim Ali, Mohsen Hossaini, Hamed Hasanzada, Sher Ali and Kubra Khademi, curated by South Australian artist Elyas Alavi.
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Khadim Ali’s work for this group exhibition has been created in collaboration with Afghani artist Sher Ali and engages with the tense political climate of native Afghanistan through the creation of traditional Indo/Persian miniature painting and Afghan rugs.
The discussion with Khadim Ali and curator Elyas Alavi will be followed by the official launch of the Marzha/Borders exhibition at the Nexus Gallery, Lion Arts Centre.
Register now to attend this free discussion on Thursday 11 June at 5pm.
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Nexus Arts
FREE registration: Artist discussion with Khadim Ali and Elyas Alavi
Thursday 11 June, 5pm
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