About us
The shemza.digital project combines the abstract art of Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928-1985) and the contemporary digital practice of Aphra Shemza, the artist’s granddaughter.
Funded by Arts Council England the shemza.digital project is made for and with the British public. The project creates art that is accessible to all through our educational programme of digital art workshops, hybrid exhibitions and participatory and interactive artworks.
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shemza.digital #17 (Ghanta Ghar, Sardar Market, Jodhpur) for Jodhpur Arts Week 1.0
Aphra Shemza’s site-specific installation merges the abstract art of her grandfather, Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928–1985) with her own contemporary digital practice. Inspired by Islamic architecture and the traditional jaali or perforated stone lattices characteristic of Indo-Islamic architecture, Shemza fuses inherited forms with local geometry sourced from Sardar Market and Ghanta Ghar itself.
Commissioned by the Public Arts Trust of India with support from British Council India and curated by Sakhshi Mahajan.
Images courtesy Public Arts Trust of India.
Available interactive artworks to exhibit
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shemza.digital #6
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shemza.digital #9
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shemza.digital #3
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shemza.digital #7
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shemza.digital
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shemza.digital #4
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shemza.digital #5
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Patron
shemza.digital is an educational project made for and with the public. By becoming a patron of shemza.digital your name will be added to our list of benefactors and your donation will support our exhibitions, events and creative learning activities. Your gift, no matter the size, makes a real difference and helps us keep the programme free as far as possible.
The shemza.digital project is currently supported by the Arts Council of England. Private Patrons; Taimur Hassan, Hales Gallery, Amrita Jhaveri, ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation and Olivia Aubry.
Meet the Team
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Anwar Jalal Shemza
ARTIST (1928-1985)
The project is based on Anwar’s work
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Aphra Shemza
ARTIST & MANAGER OF THE ESATE
Founder and creative direction of the project
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Stuart Faromarz Batchelor
ARTIST
Launched in collaboration with Stuart in 2020
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NYX
MUSICIANS
Commissioned to make soundscape
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Petit Oiseau
MUSICIANS
Commissioned to make soundscape
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Peter Todd
ARTIST / PROGRAMMER
Digital artworks #3, #4, #7, #8 & virtual exhibition
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Deen Atger
PRODUCER
1st Stage of the project
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Jamie Howard
PROGRAMMER
Interactive light sculptures #5 & #6
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Anna Sycheva
3D DESIGNER
Virtual artworks and virtual exhibition
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Chris MacInnes
3D DESIGNER
Virtual sculpture #1
