Artist Biography
Zaheer
Chaudhry is a visual activist who was born and raised in the ancient city of
Ajudhn, which is now known as Pakpattan in Punjab. He is an artist and a
traveler and is considered to be Pakistan's most-viewed photographer. He has
curated over five hundred photography exhibitions across Pakistan, including in
the rural districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, KP, Punjab, Sindh, and
Balochistan. More than 150,000 rural people have attended open area
installation-curated photography exhibitions in their streets, gardens, hotels,
and schools.
In
addition to other art awards, Zaheer Chaudhry’s images has been picked for three
Editor's Choice by NatGeo/Your Shot and was nominated for the NatGeo Awards
Hong Kong in 2012. He won Pakistan's first photojournalism award, Agahi, in
2012, early in his career.
He practices
parallel conceptual, street, and contemporary photography in various art
mediums and has exhibited his work in numerous national and international group
art shows. He was the first Pakistani to be nominated and present his work in
the "Metaverse Biennale 2022". Under his most recent curation, the
"Living the Moment" photography exhibition in Gilgit, Pakistan, has
gained significant acclaim.
Artist statement for
the show FIVE Travellers
WHEEL OF LIFE – LIFE OF WHEEL
The Wheel of Life is a concept in Buddhism
that represents the cycle of life and the path to enlightenment. It also
symbolizes reincarnation and the continuous flow of existence that creates
patterns and sequences. This helps us confront our reflection and imprint
memories to reach into the dome of enlightenment.
The concept of the Life of Wheel relates
to any individual, who may interpret it as a way to describe the experiences
and adventures associated with a closely-tied lifestyle. The wheel, with its
continuing impressions and patterns, symbolizes the passage of time and events.
One can find illusions in the impressions and believe in mathematical divisions
when reaches in the dome of enlightenment, a hemisphere full with the patterns
illustrating memories of journey of life…
For me, the meaning of the phrase Wheel of Life
and Life of Wheel varies depending on context and personal interpretation.
However, it generally evokes philosophical and metaphorical connotations
related to existence, cycles, and movement.
Dome 2. Sizes: 27.5x29.9 inches. Medium: UV method printing on Tracing Card 375GSM
Dome 3. Sizes: 27.5x29.9 inches. Medium: UV method printing on Tracing Card 375GSM
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