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The Arrivals 3 2016

Artwork The Arrivals 3 this artwork made of Watercolour, ink and gold leaf on wasli paper, created in 2016-01-01
Accession No.
2017.003
Date Created
2016
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
55 x 75cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
watercolour
Medium
Watercolour, ink and gold leaf on wasli paper
Place Created
Kabul, Pakistan
Credit Line
Purchased 2017. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation

As part of the persecuted Hazara community, Khadim Ali’s family fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan during Taliban rule (1996–2001). He studied miniature painting in Lahore before migrating to Australia in 2010. Themes of war and otherness have been central to his work. 'The Arrivals' series addresses the plight and perception of people seeking asylum, with refugees stripped of individuality and overlaid with a threatening appearance. The Arrivals 3 references a meeting of transient refugee communities, while The Arrivals 12 depicts a shipwreck that brings to mind the 2010 Christmas Island boat disaster, wherein 50 people seeking asylum in Australia lost their lives at sea.
 

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