‘Tu Kya Hai’: An exhibition where the characters in the paintings were themselves

A unique exhibition titled ‘Tu Kya Hai’ was organized at the ‘Ham’ Art Gallery in Lahore on Friday.

In this exhibition, 11 works of art by six artists were placed, in which transgenders were painted.

The eunuchs in these artworks were also present in this exhibition.

The exhibition also featured a theater play in which transgenders were shown transforming into different roles such as lawyers, doctors, policemen and others.

A eunuch named Balu Rani also took part in the performance, who says she had ‘a lot of fun’ performing.

The eunuchs in these artworks were also present in this exhibition (Photo: Independent Urdu).

Talking to Independent Urdu, Balu Rani said that the theme of ‘Tu Kya Hai’ is actually what is a eunuch and what is his life.

He said that this whole project was about transgenders that a transgender can become a doctor and a lawyer.

The exhibition also featured a painting by Haseeb Rathore, which was painted by Ayesha Rumi, the curator of the exhibition.

Haseeb said that in this painting, the difficulties of his life so far, efforts, good and bad things have been presented together.

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Ayesha Rumi, the curator of this exhibition, says that it took her a year to organize this show.

“For the first time, transgender people or their issues are not being presented only through paintings or films, but they are being given the opportunity to come and tell their own stories.”

In this exhibition, 11 works of art by six artists were placed, in which transgenders were painted (Photo: Independent Urdu).

According to Ayesha, ‘we have tried to incorporate three things that, as we say, we are breaking down the barrier where the character of the painting itself is communicating with its viewers.’

‘It was very important for us to have a presentation where the audience, the characters and the props used in the painting and the performance were all on the same stage so that there was no division.’

Sana, the curator and director of the performances presented in the exhibition, said, ‘This performance is about inclusiveness of the gender community.’

By doing this, we want to show that we can improve this society by opening our hearts. That’s safe for all kinds of minorities, and those people have all the potential to make them who they want to be, they just need to be given the chance.’