RASHID RANA (B. 1968)

In this age of uncertainty we have lost the privilege of having only one world view. Now every image, idea and truth (may it be ancient of modern) encompasses its opposite within itself. Thus we live in a state of duality. This internal conflict translates into my work, on a formal level, as well as having geographical, historical and political connotations. - Rashid Rana

The duality of the image along with the 'double take' it engenders is a key feature of Rana's digitized imagery. Two Dimensions, depicting a monolithic skyscraper is also a composite image made from 'pixels' of everyday street scenes from Pakistan. Playing with notions of Gestalt, Rana's images reveal multiple worldviews both formally and conceptually. A comment on geopolitics post 9/11, he visually melds two disparate cultures with irony and wit as he tackles the underlying issues of inequality and violence binding them.