Line, Pattern, Memory and Place

A workshop exploring how lines, grids, and patterns can evoke personal and collective memories, and ideas of identity and belonging. Led by artist Veer Munshi, the workshop examines how visual forms, repeated motifs, and symbols can express experiences of home, displacement, and memory. Drawing from his engagement with landscapes and visual traditions, Munshi explores how familiar patterns can carry personal histories and cultural associations.

The workshop also draws connections with the artistic practices of Nasreen Mohamedi and Bice Lazzari, whose works use lines, grids, repetition, and rhythm to communicate beyond the immediately visible. While Mohamedi explored line, space, and structure through abstraction, and Lazzari developed visual rhythms through repeated marks and gestures, Munshi uses patterns and symbols to engage with personal and collective memory.

Through guided exercises, participants will explore how lines, grids, and repeated motifs can take on different meanings through their contexts and associations. About the ArtistVeer Munshi is an artist born in Srinagar, Kashmir, and trained in Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda. Based in Delhi and Gurgaon since 1990, his practice spans painting, sculpture, installations, video, and photography.

Over three decades, exile has remained a central concern in his work, through which he reflects on displacement, cultural identity, and his relationship with his homeland. He has presented 17 solo exhibitions across India and internationally, including in Perth, Edinburgh, and at the United Nations in Geneva. He has participated in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2018), Dhaka Art Summit (2018), and Serendipity Arts Festival (2017).

His recognitions include the National Award and a Senior Fellowship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. His works are held in collections including the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, and the Indo-Australian Institute Museum, Melbourne.