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BlackFlash Fall/Winter 2021
Infinities guest-edited by Nadia Kurd

Infinities (Fall/Winter 38.3) brings together a range of Canadian artists and writers to examine the influence of the traditions and conventions of Islamic visual cultures on contemporary art. From techniques and symbols to concepts and designs, artists such as Tazeen Qayyum, Abdi Osman, Shaheer Zazai, Azadeh Elmizadeh have employed various methods and materials to not only show the ways in which Islamic visual cultures continues to inform their work, but also the challenges, possibilities and implications in doing so.

Each print issue features a limited-edition risograph print by emerging Afghan-Canadian artist Shaheer Zazai printed by Vide Press. Zazai is known for creating complex imagery based on Afghan rugs using Microsoft Word — transforming the tools and aesthetic of the centuries-old tradition.

BlackFlash and Nadia Kurd are grateful for the generous support from Canada Council for the Arts for the production and dissemination of this issue.

Editorial Features:

Thinking Through Infinities and the Possibilities of Art Making
By Nadia Kurd

Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA): Transforming Canada’s Representational Lens
By Moska Rokay

The Thin Line Between Modernity and Tradition in Queer Performance
By Abdi Osman

Distance, Difference, Destiny
By Tazeen Qayyum

Azadeh Elmizadeh, A Hundred Times, Why?
By Tammer El-Sheikh

“The Art of the Hustle”: How Photographer Faisa Omer is Reclaiming Beauty Standards and Breaking Barriers Through Storytelling
By Timiro Mohamed

In Keeping House: Radicalizing the Mundane as Potential for Reconciliation
By Yasmeen Nematt Alla

Traditions Unbound: An Interview with Jamelie Hassan
By Nadia Kurd

Grief, Tenderness, and Kinship: The Work of Habiba El-Sayed
By Sanaa Humayun

Of Land, Performance, and History: A Profile on Alize Zorlutuna
By Sam Shahsahabi

The Fiction of a Fixed Point: The Films of Rolla Tahir
By Nehal El-Hadi

Infinities Responses:

La-makan
By Nur Sobers-Khan

Everything/And
By Charlene K. Lau

Going Down Memory Lane While Reading About Islamic Art in Canada
By Ibrahim Abusitta

Where is Blackness in Islamic Art?
By Su’ad Abdul Khabeer

Cover Image:
Samar Hejazi, Little Blue-six, 2021. Tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) from The Intricacies of Wholeness series, 20 x 10 cm. Photo by Jessica Thalmann.

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BlackFlash Fall/Winter 2021
Infinities guest-edited by Nadia Kurd

Infinities (Fall/Winter 38.3) brings together a range of Canadian artists and writers to examine the influence of the traditions and conventions of Islamic visual cultures on contemporary art. From techniques and symbols to concepts and designs, artists such as Tazeen Qayyum, Abdi Osman, Shaheer Zazai, Azadeh Elmizadeh have employed various methods and materials to not only show the ways in which Islamic visual cultures continues to inform their work, but also the challenges, possibilities and implications in doing so.

Each print issue features a limited-edition risograph print by emerging Afghan-Canadian artist Shaheer Zazai printed by Vide Press. Zazai is known for creating complex imagery based on Afghan rugs using Microsoft Word — transforming the tools and aesthetic of the centuries-old tradition.

BlackFlash and Nadia Kurd are grateful for the generous support from Canada Council for the Arts for the production and dissemination of this issue.

Editorial Features:

Thinking Through Infinities and the Possibilities of Art Making
By Nadia Kurd

Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA): Transforming Canada’s Representational Lens
By Moska Rokay

The Thin Line Between Modernity and Tradition in Queer Performance
By Abdi Osman

Distance, Difference, Destiny
By Tazeen Qayyum

Azadeh Elmizadeh, A Hundred Times, Why?
By Tammer El-Sheikh

“The Art of the Hustle”: How Photographer Faisa Omer is Reclaiming Beauty Standards and Breaking Barriers Through Storytelling
By Timiro Mohamed

In Keeping House: Radicalizing the Mundane as Potential for Reconciliation
By Yasmeen Nematt Alla

Traditions Unbound: An Interview with Jamelie Hassan
By Nadia Kurd

Grief, Tenderness, and Kinship: The Work of Habiba El-Sayed
By Sanaa Humayun

Of Land, Performance, and History: A Profile on Alize Zorlutuna
By Sam Shahsahabi

The Fiction of a Fixed Point: The Films of Rolla Tahir
By Nehal El-Hadi

Infinities Responses:

La-makan
By Nur Sobers-Khan

Everything/And
By Charlene K. Lau

Going Down Memory Lane While Reading About Islamic Art in Canada
By Ibrahim Abusitta

Where is Blackness in Islamic Art?
By Su’ad Abdul Khabeer

Cover Image:
Samar Hejazi, Little Blue-six, 2021. Tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) from The Intricacies of Wholeness series, 20 x 10 cm. Photo by Jessica Thalmann.

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