As She Leaves

Nargis Naqvi frames a narrative of departure and cyclical matriarchy, depicting a woman carrying her infant away from her childhood home. Rendered in layered mixed media, the figure’s vibrant ultramarine veil creates a sharp focal point against the warm, earthy ochres of the domed architecture. Naqvi embeds symbolic travel motifs—visible in the collaged postal stamps and text along the right edge—to map a journey across cultures. Grounded by her faith everywhere she goes, the mother looks back while moving forward, holding the quiet realization that her own daughter will one day repeat this migration.