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An art gallery invitation card for an exhibition titled "Second Nature" is superimposed over a textured painting of an expansive desert landscape. The background artwork is rendered in horizontal bands of warm earthy tones, transitioning from deep ochres and browns at the bottom to lighter sandy yellows and muted blues in the upper sky region. The landscape features faint, sketchy outlines of sparse desert vegetation and bare trees on the right side. Cutting vertically down the middle and left portions of the composition are sharp, stylized geometric structures that resemble thin rectangular pillars or overlapping transparent glass panels, adding a modern, abstract contrast to the natural terrain. A small, dark blue silhouette of a bird is perched delicately on a thin horizontal line near the upper center.The text elements are aligned down the center of the card in a clean, white sans-serif font. At the very top, the gallery logo reads "ZQ Gallery" with a stylized leaf or flame motif inside the letter "O". Directly below the bird silhouette, the main exhibition title "SECOND NATURE" is written in large capital letters. Below the title, a smaller line states "Curated by Aasim Akhtar". In the middle section, five featured artists are listed vertically: "Zahra Jewanjee", "Yawar Abbas", "Aqsa Shahir", "Naqsh Raj", and "Abu Hanzla". The lower section details the event information, starting with "Opening Reception" followed by the date "Saturday, September 5, 2026" and the time "5–8 pm". At the absolute bottom of the card, the venue address and contact information are printed in a small, compact line: "ZQ Gallery | 19-A, Jail Road, Lahore | +92 326 495 8860".

Five Painters Rethink the Landscape in 'Second Nature' at Lahore's ZQ Gallery

Curated by critic Aasim Akhtar, the group show sets Zahra Jewanjee, Yawar Abbas, Aqsa Shahir, Naqsh Raj, and Abu Hanzla against the pastoral cliché

Awais ShaukatSEP 4, 2026

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ExhibitionsSEP 4, 2026

Five Painters Rethink the Landscape in 'Second Nature' at Lahore's ZQ Gallery

Awais Shaukat
An art gallery invitation card for an exhibition titled "Second Nature" is superimposed over a textured painting of an expansive desert landscape. The background artwork is rendered in horizontal bands of warm earthy tones, transitioning from deep ochres and browns at the bottom to lighter sandy yellows and muted blues in the upper sky region. The landscape features faint, sketchy outlines of sparse desert vegetation and bare trees on the right side. Cutting vertically down the middle and left portions of the composition are sharp, stylized geometric structures that resemble thin rectangular pillars or overlapping transparent glass panels, adding a modern, abstract contrast to the natural terrain. A small, dark blue silhouette of a bird is perched delicately on a thin horizontal line near the upper center.The text elements are aligned down the center of the card in a clean, white sans-serif font. At the very top, the gallery logo reads "ZQ Gallery" with a stylized leaf or flame motif inside the letter "O". Directly below the bird silhouette, the main exhibition title "SECOND NATURE" is written in large capital letters. Below the title, a smaller line states "Curated by Aasim Akhtar". In the middle section, five featured artists are listed vertically: "Zahra Jewanjee", "Yawar Abbas", "Aqsa Shahir", "Naqsh Raj", and "Abu Hanzla". The lower section details the event information, starting with "Opening Reception" followed by the date "Saturday, September 5, 2026" and the time "5–8 pm". At the absolute bottom of the card, the venue address and contact information are printed in a small, compact line: "ZQ Gallery | 19-A, Jail Road, Lahore | +92 326 495 8860".

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