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Where Were You Last Summer?

18 Jul – 30 Aug 2025

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Free
Venue
  • Arts Centre Washington

Event description

18 July – 30 August

‘Where Were You Last Summer’ examines women’s hidden voices of dissent from a South Asian perspective.

Sehr Jalil and Padma Rao, two visual artists collaborate and explore the underlying currents of a post-colonial identity through personal stories and archival enquiry.

In the context of the recent unrest in the summer of 2024, the artists investigate the tension and space between colonialism and women’s activism, unpacking the notion of conflict, violence and resilience; and how they are interpreted in the current climate.

Sehr Jalil is a multidisciplinary visual artist and researcher from Pakistan, currently pursuing her PhD in Visual Cultures from Goldsmiths, University of London.  Padma Rao, a visual artist practicing contemporary drawing and painting, currently lives and works in Sunderland.  Curated by Manmeet Kaur Walia, this exhibition is part of an artists’ residency project by Sangini.