SHEHREZAD
MAHER



Duration: 07:17
2013

When a whale shark washes ashore in Karachi, Pakistan, it appears for seconds on the news. Stitching together the digital scraps of news channels and cell phone videos, this anatomy of a spectacle offers glimpses into how a city organizes itself economically, socially, and politically. 

Screenings
“Rethinking Vulnerability and Resistance,” Mantiq of the Mantis, Pakistan, 2020
Strobe Network, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY, 2015
Age of Animals, Winnipeg Underground Film Festival, Manitoba, Canada, 2015
Sightlines, The Packing Plant gallery, June 12, Nashville, Tennessee, 2015
THREE, Florida Mining Gallery, Jacksonville, FL, 2015
LIVE TO TAPE - Artist Television Festival, Chicago, IL, 2015
New Filmmakers Series, Film Anthology Archives, April 22, New York, NY, 2015
Jacket, The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, April 2, St. Augustine, FL, 2015
The Program, Hanover Projects, Lancashire, England, 2015
Twelve Gates Arts Gallery, February 28, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
A Prism When in the Shade, Temporary Agency Gallery, Queens, NY, 2014