The Citizens Archive Of Pakistan (Cap)
The Collective Memory of a Nation: The Citizens Archive of Pakistan The Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP) is unlike any traditional artistic entity. It isn’t the product of a single hand, vision, or lifetime; rather, it's a living, breathing repository built upon the shared experiences and collective memory of a nation. Founded in 2007 by Zara Baloch and Habib Jalib, CAP emerged from a profound need to preserve Pakistan’s oral history – stories often marginalized or lost amidst political upheaval and societal shifts. It began as a grassroots initiative, fueled by volunteers dedicated to col…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of The Citizens Archive Of Pakistan (Cap)'s corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
