Rimon is a short film that narrates anecdotes of Kashmir’s political history while an act of saving a tree unfolds. This is the tree of paradise. The branches of the tree resist the weight of snow. The next morning, the tree is to be saved. Its’ burden is to be lightened, and a history is to be told.
Zainab is a photographer from Kashmir with a background in photojournalism and visual arts. Her work draws upon personal experiences of survival in a region under military occupation. In her art practice, she documents the disruptions in her home arising out of external violence; in her photojournalistic practice, the work moves from beyond home, to the homeland, documenting daily life in the region.
She is a founding member of Her Pixel Story, a Kashmir based women photographers' collective operating since 2019. She was a part of Pathshala Institute's International Photography Programme 2023-24. Her work has been exhibited at Breda Photo Festival, Netherlands (2022) and Gulf Photo Plus, UAE (2023) among others. The Weight of Snow on Her Chest renders a portrait of a home
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