ASRAR–E–KHUDI

HALIMA BHATTI (THE SECRET OF THE SELF)

EXHIBIT: FRIDAY 7 JULY – SATURDAY 5 AUGUST Image credit: Halima Bhatti / Courtesy of the artist.

This exhibition presents a series of Arabic calligraphy artworks (inspired by ancient Islamic art) by Halima Bhatti. Asrar-e-Khudi is a Persian phrase that means The Secret of the Self. The artist relates her journey to this phrase, as it signifies the idea that embracing the systems of the universe originates in the self. This idea was inspired by the 19th-century Persian poet, Allamah Iqbal, whose works mainly revolve around the spiritual and philosophical nature of people and how the recognition of self creates emotional bonds with eternity, empowering the heart, body and soul of the individual as well as society as a whole.

Personal Geography

Joshua Andree

EXHIBIT: FRIDAY 7 JULY – SATURDAY 5 AUGUST

The oil paintings in Personal Geography identify particular landmarks, focusing on the Quoin Ridge and Meehan Range to the north of nipaluna/Hobart. These sites ground the artist to place and source inspiration for an ongoing investigation of the painted Tasmanian landscape.

Joshua Andree, Untitled, 2023, oil on linen