SAVE THE DATE | The Sky Held It, The Earth Remembered

Shahana Rajani, Lines That World a River (2026). Video still. Image courtesy of the artist

 

Ishara Art Foundation presents The sky held it, the earth remembered in collaboration with the Han Nefkens Foundation, an exhibition that showcases major works by Shahana Rajani, the recipient of the inaugural South Asian Video Art Production Grant, Rohini Devasher, and Sarker Protick.

The exhibition examines how land, water, and the cosmos serve as living archives of memory and history. Through photography, moving image, and installation, the exhibition proposes that the environment bears the material traces of ecological change, preserving them across deep time.

The Han Nefkens Foundation – South Asian Video Art Production Grant 2023 is presented in partnership with Ishara and other global institutions.

 

Urdu Worlds is on view from 11 September – 15 December 2026 at the Ishara Art Foundation, Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, UAE.