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The shemza.digital project combines the abstract art of Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928-1985) and the contemporary digital practice of Aphra Shemza, the artist’s granddaughter. 

Funded by Arts Council England the shemza.digital project is made for and with the British public. The project creates art that is accessible to all through our educational programme of digital art workshops, hybrid exhibitions and participatory and interactive artworks.

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shemza.digital #17 (Ghanta Ghar, Sardar Market, Jodhpur) for Jodhpur Arts Week 1.0

Aphra Shemza’s site-specific installation merges the abstract art of her grandfather, Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928–1985) with her own contemporary digital practice. Inspired by Islamic architecture and the traditional jaali or perforated stone lattices characteristic of Indo-Islamic architecture, Shemza fuses inherited forms with local geometry sourced from Sardar Market and Ghanta Ghar itself.

Commissioned by the Public Arts Trust of India with support from British Council India and curated by Sakhshi Mahajan.

Images courtesy Public Arts Trust of India.

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shemza.digital is an educational project made for and with the public. By becoming a patron of shemza.digital your name will be added to our list of benefactors and your donation will support our exhibitions, events and creative learning activities. Your gift, no matter the size, makes a real difference and helps us keep the programme free as far as possible.

The shemza.digital project is currently supported by the Arts Council of England. Private Patrons; Taimur Hassan, Hales Gallery, Amrita Jhaveri, ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation and Olivia Aubry.

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"This is the future of artistic practice" Dr Olive Gingrich

"This is the future of artistic practice" Dr Olive Gingrich