Nusra Latif Qureshi

www.nusraqureshi.com

Qureshi is a trained Mughal miniaturist painter, who has developed a rich, contemporary visual language that pushes boundaries. She appropriates imagery and motifs and repositions them into works questioning stereotypes. The works speak of an historical collage layered with fragments and assertions, ones that question the past by constructing a new narrative.

Woven into the fold

Fundamentally, the work evolved from talking about sharing of materials - from scraps of fabric to finished sewn pieces and printed images on velvet. We talked about reuse of remnant clothing, memory and care, particularly in relation to our families, mothers and children. Layering of conversations lead to the layering of fabric; combinations of colours that were reminiscent of times past emerged as the palette for the work.

We met through our children, and as artist mothers we have found common ground, companionship, and support. We talk and make together, skill share, discuss books, intercultural and intergenerational, life cycles, and challenges. These and more personal events are embodied and woven into the fold of the work.