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Aspiring artists from all five departments of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture showcased their talents at the IVS Degree Show 2015 this week. Their work drew in art enthusiasts from different parts of the city for this yearly event.

The idea of merging tradition with modern aesthetics dominated as graduating students showed hints of genius, waves of strong personal expression and an unmistakable desire to be different at this year's thesis display.

Emotional baggage — All the right people, in all the right places

One of the best examples seemed to be in the work of Hira Khan whose display, ‘All the right people, in all the right places’ — showed polythene bag-shaped feelings, carefully constructed to represent her emotions after interacting with the people in her life.

"Each of these bags represents an original feeling that I get from a person in my life." The boxing bags made of the same material are intended to help her relax as she fights different emotions.

Branching out — Using trees to solve an inner conundrum

Amongst the popular displays of the show was Anum Ashraf's artwork of trees which also depicts the inner feelings of the artist. Her inspiration for the pieces of lush, dense leaves and branches was the soothing sentiments she gets when being under the heavy foliage of these towering creations of nature.

Revisiting nostalgia across the border — Mehmood House

Student Shahana Afaq observes the simple things in life and reflects on close personal memories of her family in India. Her work resonates the warm nostalgia she feels for her ancestral residence, ‘Mehmood House’ that lies across the border and is close to her heart.

The visual context of Shahana Afaq’s work emerged from her observation of sensory information (smell, touch, taste and sound). Here she uses a projector to create a realistic view of an egg that is being fried in a pan. An external sound clip plays in the background with Shahana’s own recording of an actual egg being fried.

'Understanding domestic virtue' by Ammara Jabbar

Folk Nama — reviving Sindhi folk tales through graphic design by Madiha Rehman

Infinite Skies by Maliha Saleem

Womb of Serenity by Faiza Ali

Negotiational aesthetics by Affan Baghpati

The IVS Degree Show 2015 concludes on December 11th 2015. The show timings are from 10am to 6pm.