Marwah Waqar

Haripur, Pakistan

Female

This work reflects on the quiet intimacy of shared childhood experiences and the bonds formed through growing up alongside someone. The work considers kinship as something fluid, shaped by closeness, familiarity and the subtle tensions that exist within relationships. Rather than presenting these relationships as fixed or entirely familiar, the work allows moments of uncertainty and ambiguity to surface within them. Through this coexistence of tenderness and unease, kinship becomes an emotional

Biography

Marwah Waqar (b. 2003) is a Pakistani visual artist born in Haripur, Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She graduated with distinction in Fine Art from the Institute for Art and Culture, Lahore, in --2026. Her multidisciplinary practice spans painting, printmaking, and sculptural explorations, focusing on fragmented memories, emotional landscapes, and the shifting nature of recollection. Through layered processes and tactile surfaces, she investigates intimacy, absence, and the reconstruction of personal narratives.

Marwah Waqar

Marwah Waqar

Biography

Kinship