The Family (2022)
Film performance
Languge: Urdu
16mm colour film transferred to 2K, audio
Single-channel video
Duration: 7:25
Edition 2/5
Two-channel video
Duration: 6:35
Edition 1/5
Request video link: nayabnoorikram@gmail.com
The Family a two-channel video installation, captures the performance of the artist and her family. Set against the backdrop of a stunning sunset, the mother ritualistically begins to wash the artist’s hair. While their elongated voices evoke nostalgia reminiscent of a childhood call and seem to resonate with each viewer’s roots, this improvisation fosters communication that elicits the tensions, emotions, and memories within each family member, prompting us to reflect on the creation and, inheritance of traditions and rituals.
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The Family has been exhibited in 'Acts of Care: Families’ at Kana Kawanishi Photography (Tokyo, JP) in 2025, ’Acts of Care’ at The Finnish Pavilion at The 15th Gwangju Biennale (Gwangju, KR) and ’We are fluid from all directions, from all directions we meet’ at Botkyrka Konsthall (Botkyrka, SE) in 2024, as well in ’Nuoret 2023’ at Kunsthalle Helsinki (Helsinki, FI) and, ´Waves of Waves´ at The Sibelius Museum (Turku, FI) in 2023.
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Performers: Nayab Noor Ikram, Shaheena Ikram, Mohammad Ikram & Rabia Noor Ikram
Director: Nayab Noor Ikram
Producer: Sheyda Shafiei
Cinematographer: Marco Müller
Gaffer: Jakob Reinhardt
1st AC: Arseny Preobrazhensky
Sound: Rand Beiruty
Editor: Anna-Lena Engelhardt
Assistants: Amna Qureshi & Patrik Salmi
Costume assistant: Angel Emmanuel Mugish
Funded by: The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, The Åland Islands Culture Delegation, and The Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Supported by: The Åland Museum, Luoto Cosmetics, and Puneh Oriental.
Thank you: The family Ikram, The family Shafiei and Alam, and Anders Jansson.
