notes from her bathroom

in collaboration with Alizeh Afzal
two-part zine set
displayed at Koel Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan

notes from her bathroom is a collaborative project which centers around the privacy associated with the bathroom and how the artists find comfort in it. During the spring of 2023, Maham invited Alizeh to witness, document and hence become part of a performance, which she situated in her bathroom. This was the first of many such performances that took place over the course of a year. In the process, they notice how the gesture of inviting and being allowed in created space for themes of friendship and intimacy to emerge and become a part of the work. They write together about moments in the performances that trigger memories of their individual and shared experiences. In remembering and reminiscing together, they notice how these overlapping timelines gave them the opportunity to draw parallels between the performances and their own lived experiences.