Aaj Bazar Mein
Aaj Bazar Mein

Integrated Media

Aaj Bazar Mein

A mixed media performance projected in 360 at InterAccess studio with Saad Aslam Ali. Saad and I nostalgically traverse our home city of Karachi, on Google Earth, finding corners of our city hazy in our memories. As we explore, a webcam pointed at... More

Dupatta As Calendar
Dupatta As Calendar

Textiles

Dupatta As Calendar

The calendar was a covenant between the land and those who worked it, a way of knowing when to sow and when to reap. In neoliberal society, the calendar is a ledger of debt, ceaseless growth we are forced to subscribe to. This calendar, printed... More

Estres
Estres

Video

Estres

A series of experimental short films made in collaboration with Zaid Irfan for his speculative screenplay. This interplay of sounds and visuals made entirely from scratch using arbitrary items and tools was an attempt to use sound and sight to... More

The Translation Leaves Much To Be Desired
The Translation Leaves Much To Be Desired

Publication

The Translation Leaves Much To Be Desired

This publication is a part of a week long project that my friend Kithi and I worked on, starting Monday January 27th and ended February 1st. We wanted to question the role of designers in the context of a globalized, assimilated upbringing and the... More

Work by

Omama Mahmood

Storyteller

“A body of projects that are united by the theme of collective making. The second semester of my thesis was an intense grappling with the community I was going to lose by no longer being a student....” [More]