The Scroll

work by Sikander

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  • Shahzia Sikander
    In Shahzia Sikander: Education and The Scroll

    …Sikander completed her thesis project, The Scroll, a 5-foot- (1.5-meter-) long watercolor and gouache painting on tea-stained wasli paper, a type of handmade paper invented in India and traditionally used for miniatures. In the panoramic painting, Sikander depicts herself as a ghostlike, faceless figure weaving in and out of the…

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