I construct domestic structures by utilizing building materials such as concrete, bricks, plaster and wood. To complete the puzzle of my story of migration I incorporate objects that originate from the places to which I lay claim into my work. I have used grasses from Northern Ontario and sand from India. I also utilize old family photographs that are of my family in both Pakistan and India from the 1920s to the 50s and of me with my family in Calgary, Canada from the 1980s. All of these are a symbol for my search of defining myself within the context of the many cultures and places that I have a connection with. The process, materials and medium used within my work is symbolic to my ongoing attempt to identify my place of belonging.

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