Karachi
Digging Deep, Crossing Far_ 2nd Encounter: Karachi extended the exhibition from Bangalore/Kochi to Karachi with four pieces from Pakistani artists, with three of these being newly created for the exhibition.
As a seaport, Karachi was an important military base during the First World War. For ships coming via the Suez Canal, it was the first port of call in British India and the main access route to Afghanistan and the Russian Empire.
Many soldiers were brought from Karachi through its port to Marseilles, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and other war zones.
Digging Deep, Crossing Far_ 2nd Encounter: Karachi was shown in Karachi at the Arts Council Pakistan from May 29 to June 4, 2016.
Artists
Ayisha Abraham, Gilles Aubry, Jamil Baloch, Sarnath Banerjee, Ayaz Jokhio, Muzzumil Ruheel, Surekha and The Tentative Collective

War Cemetery, Karachi, photo: Julia Tieke
Program
3 pm
Inauguration in the presence of the curators and the Pakistani artists
5–6 pm
with Elke Falat and Julia Tieke
6–8 pm
Recordings from South Asian prisoners-of-war, with Gilles Aubry
6–8 pm
Talk with Dr. Hafeez Jamali, Assistant Professor, Habib University, Karachi
11 am–6 pm
Workshop with Gilles Aubry
6 pm
Screening: Film by Philip Scheffner, 2007, 87’ (OV with English subtitles)
11 am–6 pm
Workshop with Gilles Aubry
6–8 pm
Screening: Film by Sarah Vanagt, 2010, 65’
(OV with English subtitles)
Followed by a discussion with the curators
6–8 pm
Public presentation of the workshops
6–8 pm
A tour through the exhibition with comments by Niilofur Farrukh (art critic, curator, Karachi) and Gulraiz Khan (communication studies and design, Habib University, Karachi)
Presentation and feedback of the workshop participants