University fine arts display spotlights family trauma

LAHORE:

A three-day fine arts project display opened on Tuesday at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore, bringing the psychological trauma faced by children after parental divorce and other pressing social issues into the spotlight.

Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Omer Chaudhry inaugurated the exhibition featuring the work of 29 graduating students of the Fine Arts Department.

A highlight of the show is a social-issue thesis by Aamna Ali, a final-year BFA Painting student, created in a glass-on-glass mosaic format. The work narrates the emotional journey of a child coping with parental divorce and its long-term consequences. Structured as a sequence of panels, the thesis traces the child's lived experience, including abandonment, survival pressures, and trauma, using symbolism and colour to communicate psychological impact.

Talking to the media, the student said she had selected a mosaic to match the complexity of the subject. "I wanted the medium to reflect the emotional weight of the issue. Each panel carries a part of the child's journey, and the use of colour and glass helps express the trauma and loneliness," she explained.