Untitled Series – Image 2

Series nameUntitled Series
Description

The following poem, written in Urdu, was composed by Samena Rana. The poem is part of an unfinished work which involved superimposing a transparency of Samena Rana’s grandmother as seen in the previous image, over the poem. Rana passed away while she was working on this project.

Date of Creation / PublicationUnknown
CreatorRana, Samena
Associated Person/ Organisation
Location
Collection and Reference NumberSamena Rana (GB 2661 SR)
Catalogue NumberSR/GS/2
CopyrightThe Creator and/ or associated person or organisation where applicable
Access to originalsThe originals are located at the Panchayat Archive, University of Westminster.
Series notesThe photographs in this series belong to an unfinished work which involved superimposing an image of Samena Rana's grandmother over an Urdu poem Rana composed. In the poem, she reminisces about Pakistan and her longing to return to her homeland. Rana passed away while she was working on the series. In addition to the transparency of Samena Rana's grandmother and the Urdu poem, the series also contains other materials such as an English paraphrase of Rana's Urdu poem.


Collection notesThe Samena Rana collection includes material from her main bodies of photographic work: the 'Flow of Water Series', the 'Arrangement Series', the 'Disability Series' and other biographical material. The digitised items include mainly colour and black and white photographs.
Dorney, Camille, 'Tribute to Samena Rana' in Third Text. No 20. Autumn 1992 (pp114)