The tradition of
painting trucks in Pakistan is long and colourful.
It started out
as a way for truck drivers to take reminders of home with them on long
journeys, and over the years drivers have used everything from wood, metal,
jangling chains, shiny objects and even 3D creations to decorate their trucks.
Description:
The title of this
piece is taken from a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz , a renowned
Pakistani poet and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu
language. An upside down heart shrouded in a shield, the piece is
reminiscent of the poet’s appeal, who combined in his poetry the
themes of love, beauty, and political ideals. Faiz
wrote poems that opposed the bloodshed occurring in what became Bangladesh
during the
conflict with Pakistan. Due to his opposition to the government and military
dictators, Faiz spent several years
in prison and was forced
to go into exile at different times in his career. Next to Muhammad Iqbal , Faiz is one of the
best-known poets of Pakistan. Below is an exert from My Heart, My Fellow Traveller:
It has been decreed again
That you and I be exiled,
go calling out in every street,
turn to every town.
To search for a clue
of a messenger from our Beloved.
To ask every stranger
the way back to our home
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