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Sunday 3 February 2019

Pakistani photographer, director Madiha Aijaz passes away in Karachi

A recognized name in Pakistan’s art circle, photographer and director Madiha Aijaz passed away on Saturday leaving the country in mourning.The assistant professor at Karachi’s prestigious Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture was admitted at the city’s Agha Khan Hospital where she breathed her last on Saturday, revealed her friends. The esteemed photographer had an MFA in photography and Related Media from Parsons and was Fullbright scholar. From her series, Death sentence in two languages, 2016The artist was especially recognized for her published book Call to Conscience which comprises of her photographic representation of the country’s Hindu temples.Photo by Madiha AijazMoreover, her observational documentary These Silences Are All the Words had also been picked to get screened at the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam.Photo by Madiha Aijaz.Her demise left many all around the country taken aback, grieving for the loss. 

source https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/427314-pakistani-photographer-director-madiha-aijaz-passes-away-in-karachi

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