The third day of the THAAP events began with an exhibition of students’ works, a book fair and an evening filled with performances by students of the participating universities.
The opening of the student’s exhibition, “AARSI – kaleidoscopic images – Lahore viewed through the eyes of students” was a vibrant affair attended by a large number of students from the participating universities, the respective faculties, and heads of the institutes, architects and artists. The exhibition was inaugurated by all the attending deans and heads of the participating institutes. Students from eight institutes displayed their work in this exhibition. The displayed work included architectural drawings, sculptures, relief work, photography, model making, paintings, 3-D computer generated models, sketches and many other art forms. The theme of the exhibition, ‘Portrait of Lahore’, was in concert with the theme of the THAAP conference, and the works pieced together the various colours and aspects of the historic city of Lahore.
The list of the participating institutes included National College of Arts (NCA), Punjab University (PU), Kinnaird College, University of Engineering and Technology, Beaconhouse National University, University of South Asia, Naqsh School of Arts, and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology. The event was followed by a book fair and performances by the students packed the cultural evening.
COMSATS presented ‘Hadh Bandi’, a love story of a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy in Mughal times, and ‘Shehr de Vaar’, portraying how the British came to rule Lahore.
NCA presented – ‘Kat Putli’, representing a concern towards the old arts which are dying now.
PU presented ‘Dil Hai Pakistani’, depicting drug addicts, and ‘Khirki’, which related to Lahore’s Walled City. Other presentations included ‘Diya Jaltay Rahe’, about the bomb attacks in the northern areas of Pakistan by Kinnaird College, ‘Mohabtain Jo Fana Hui Mere Nadeem’, about the destruction of old buildings and building heritage of the city of Lahore by University of South Asia.
The evening ended with a note of thanks from Prof Pervaiz Vandal.
A crafts exhibition at Tollinton would begin activities today (Monday), followed by a folksong performance at Hazuri Bagh, organised by Punjab Lok Rahs and Lok Sujag.
