CURATOR

Burnt Roti curated ‘The Beauty of Being British Asian’, an exhibition in East London's the Old Truman Brewery, inspired from Nikita Marwaha’s original essay, which curiously looks at how British Asians navigate their dual identity.

It was the week-long exhibition aiming to spotlight the intricacies of having a dual identity, from celebrating both Christmas and Diwali to being treated like an ‘outsider’ in your parents’ country while ‘looking’ like one in Britain.

15 multimedia and five spoken word artists interpret both identities. Each has selected a line that best fits their take on juggling their south Asian values with their British upbringing.

Artists:
Usarae Gul - Textile Designer
Kumail Rizvi - Illustrator
Manveer Matharu - Illustrator
Kiran Gidda - Photographer
Sara Gulamali - Mixed Media Artist
Jasmin Sehra - Illustrator
Shaheen Kasmani - Pattern Designer
Krina Chauhan - Photographer
Gurjeet Jheeta - Illustrator
Sabba Khan - Designer
Raksha Patel - Artist
Preeya Mistry - Graphic Designer
Sanah Khan - Photographer
Soofiya Andry - Illustrator
Jannat Hussain - Visual Artist

SPOKEN WORD POETS:
Jamal Mehmood
Shagufta Iqbal
Afshan D’souza-Lodhi
Amani Saeed
Zain Haider Awan