Sindh Festival continues to magnetise citizens Syed Arif Hussain’s sand art show

KARACHI: Syed Arif Hussain’s sand art showed a breathtaking vision as the artist has created new works tailored to the spirit of the Sindh Festival. 
Viewers were amazed at Bagh Ibne Qasim on the 10th day of the mega event Sindh Festival, through sand fantasy as a wonderful and magical story emerged in front of the their eyes.
Using his fingers, Arif`s practice of modelling sand into an artistic form, sand sculpture mesmerised the audience. In his performances, Arif draws the best of his creations like models of Mohenjodaro, Garhi Khuda Bakhsh graveyard and Jal Pari. However, his sand sculpture resembling Benazir Bhutto and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the centre of the attention.
“I have made sand sculptures especially for Sindh Festival. I earn my bread and butter by making sand-art sculptures at the Seaview,” Arif said while talking to Daily Times. “There are some university students who come to visit me and learn the art. However, I have no proper place to teach them… I request Bilawal Bhutto or any other authority to provide me a place where I can form an institution,” said the artist who belongs to Rahim Yar Khan.
One of the festival’s sections has been occupied by Sindh Cultural Department’s bookstall where more than 250 Sindhi books are on display. Books like ‘Shah Jo Risalo’, ‘Ma Je Mowas Pandh Mein’, ‘Sindhi Museeqi Ja Sur Taar’ were most on-demand. “Bookstall, which ran from first day of inauguration, drew modest visitors,” said Sikandar Soomro, organiser of the stall.
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