Name, class, subject
By: by Aisha Khalid ; edited by Sharmini Pereira
Contributors: Pereira, Sharmini
Publisher: Raking Leaves
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780955667428
Subjects: Artists' books
Notes: Artist's book. "Name, Class, Subject by Aisha Khalid is inspired by the exercise or 'copy' books used by government schools in Pakistan to teach writing in Urdu and English. Khalid's book project recalls her experience as a child growing up in Pakistan under the imposed hierarchy of a society shaped by a bilingual culture. The book project can be experienced starting from either the front or back cover, blending the formats of two exercise books into a single book project. The book is produced from over three hundred original two-sided paintings of ruled pages painted in the traditional Mughal style of miniature painting, making each printed page unique. 'Errors' in the printing and discrepancies in the lined sheets highlight distinctions between the Urdu section and the uniform English-ruled pages. Void of images the lined pages of the book speak of an unwritten narrative. The book is also meant to be written in"--from Raking Leaves website.

"This book is made up of 240 pages, each one reproduced from an original painting by Aisha Khalid, using opaque water colour on washi and measuring 25.5 x 19 cm"--P facing t.p.

Title in Urdu on back cover of volume.