About the Artist

Salar Marri is a visual artist based in Lahore, Pakistan. He was born and raised in Quetta, Balochistan. He graduated from the National college of arts in 2022, majoring in Fine Arts (Painting), since then he has exhibited in multiple galleries, He was also among the Inception Grant 2024 Finalists. His recent exhibitions include ‘Inception Grant finalists show’ at Triveni Kala Sangram, New Delhi, ‘Emerging Talent 19’ at VM Art gallery, Karahi, ‘Closely Captured’ at Khaas Contemporary Islamabad, ‘The medium is the medium is the medium’ at 8B2 gallery Islamabad, ‘Apart’ at Haam Gallery Lahore, ‘Broadcast Vol II’ at O art space Lahore and ‘Asli contemporary’ at Numaish Gah Lahore.

Salar's work centers around the application of paint and is an enquiry of its material quality. The medium of paint becomes a tool in the transcription of various images onto a surface, preserving certain aspects whilst reshaping others. He compares the reality of everyday life, the reality of skin, objects and people to the reality of paint, a material equally real, which is not used to ‘recreate’ or imitate an existing image but to channel existing images to form new ones. Central to Marri's work is the human figure, exploring how paint can morph, bruise, stretch, and convey both the vitality and lifelessness of a body.

About the Artist

Salar Marri is a visual artist based in Lahore, Pakistan. He was born and raised in Quetta, Balochistan. He graduated from the National college of arts in 2022, majoring in Fine Arts (Painting), since then he has exhibited in multiple galleries, He was also among the Inception Grant 2024 Finalists. His recent exhibitions include ‘Inception Grant finalists show’ at Triveni Kala Sangram, New Delhi, ‘Emerging Talent 19’ at VM Art gallery, Karahi, ‘Closely Captured’ at Khaas Contemporary Islamabad, ‘The medium is the medium is the medium’ at 8B2 gallery Islamabad, ‘Apart’ at Haam Gallery Lahore, ‘Broadcast Vol II’ at O art space Lahore and ‘Asli contemporary’ at Numaish Gah Lahore.

Salar's work centers around the application of paint and is an enquiry of its material quality. The medium of paint becomes a tool in the transcription of various images onto a surface, preserving certain aspects whilst reshaping others. He compares the reality of everyday life, the reality of skin, objects and people to the reality of paint, a material equally real, which is not used to ‘recreate’ or imitate an existing image but to channel existing images to form new ones. Central to Marri's work is the human figure, exploring how paint can morph, bruise, stretch, and convey both the vitality and lifelessness of a body.