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آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water

Sat. May 2nd 2026 - Sat. August 1st 2026 Legacy Art Galleries Free

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آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water

May 2 to August 1, 2026 Legacy Downtown | 630 Yates St. Lekwungen Territory ...
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Visual Arts Mixed-Media
Sat. May 2nd 2026 - Sat. August 1st 2026 + Add to Calendar Legacy Art Galleries (All Ages)
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Free
Opening: Thursday 1st January 1970

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Farheen HaQ

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May 2 to August 1, 2026

Legacy Downtown | 630 Yates St.
Lekwungen Territory

آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water explores the artistic practice of Farheen Haq, an interdisciplinary artist born into an immigrant family with roots in Bihar, India, and Karachi, Pakistan, she now lives and works on lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC). Through her work, Haq returns to her parents’ experience and ancestral lands, drawing on the Urdu poetry of Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869) as a source of connection, memory, and reflection.

In this exhibition, Haq looks to water as a guide in relationship building and to understand the flows of migration; as well as tracing the fluidity of language through poetry. Her work moves like a ghazal, where every droplet carries the meaning of reconnection. In آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan, Urdu becomes a living current, flowing and shaping relationships. Like water, it holds memory and connects seemingly distant lands and waters to the Salish Sea, offering a space where identity remains in motion, always shifting and creating new meanings.

Curated by Anahita Ranjbar.

Image: Farheen Haq, Aankh Band ke Dekho (Close Your Eyes and See), 2022. Video still, courtesy of the artist.

This exhibition is made possible through funding from:
- British Columbia Arts Council

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Legacy Art Galleries
Legacy Art Galleries is UVic's art museum.
630 Yates St. Victoria BC
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