Aqsa Arif: Raindrops of Rani
Aqsa Arif's exhibition Raindrops of Rani uses elements of South Asian folklore to explore themes of fractured identity, displacement, and cultural synthesis through fantasy and world-building.
About Aqsa Arif: Raindrops of Rani
| 1st Aug 2025 to 2nd Nov 2025 | |
| 10am - 6pm | |
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Edinburgh Printmakers Castle Mills 1 Dundee Street , Edinburgh East EH3 9FP |
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| This is a free event | |
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This multimedia installation encompassing film, textile screenprints and sculpture is set against the backdrop of the 2006 multi million pound Sony Bravia television commercial 'Paint' which saw 70,000 litres of coloured paint explode in and over her childhood council flat.
Raindrops of Rani draws on the folk tragedy Heer Ranjha and in particular the forced separation of a South Asian Princess who now finds herself in a council flat in Glasgow dealing with the pressures to assimilate in a hostile environment.
This is one of two exhibitions Edinburgh Printmakers is showcasing as part of the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival.
Raindrops of Rani is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland’s Open Fund.
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