NewsOctober 20 , 2017
Sharmeen Chinoy’s ‘HOME 1947’, Pakistan’s first-ever immersive installation, begins Saturday
LAHORE: Bringing pride to the country once again, two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is all set to premiere her first immersive installation in the country.
Primarily aimed at telling stories about the mass movement that took place decades ago, ‘Home 1947’ is an initiative that is directed towards reliving the experience of partition, on account of nation’s 70th anniversary.
“Home 1947 is my first immersive installation in Pakistan that aims to narrate the story of what it felt like leaving home and crossing borders during the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent,” said Sharmeen in an exclusive interview with The News.
The event commences Saturday, October 21, at Al-Hamra Arts Council. It brings together a large number of people who left back all their belongings and migrated to Pakistan, in search of a better life.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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