Alerted by @browneyes to today being Pakistan Independence Day, so here's last year's online piece by Emily Gosling all about the country's decorative art, Phool Patti: https://bl.ag/phool-patti-brings-pakistans-decorative-artform-to-the-world/
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New at bl.ag online: 'Phool Patti Brings Pakistan's Decorative Artform to the World'
Meet Phool Patti's Ali Salman Anchan, harnessing Pakistan's decorative art for social enterprise.
PS. There's more from Phool Patti in Issue 04 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine). Get a special Mastodon introductory offer at https://bl.ag/md30.
I was aware of the tradition of decorating trucks in Pakistan, but only learned today that it's called Phool Patti (Urdu).
This photo essay in the guardian shares a little more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/17/after-the-floods-the-future-looks-bright-truck-art-in-pakistan-a-photo-essay
Ali Salman Anchan and his team of artists travelled to meet some of the people affected by last year’s devastating monsoon rains in Sindh province. They set to work covering an aid truck with vibrant images to share people’s stories of resilience and recovery
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