Letterform Archive<p>Halah Khan, دُعا / Dua (Prayer), 8 × 8 in, Karachi, 2022.</p><p>This unique, tea-washed book features embroidery and crocheted flowers. On the cover is a “taweez” (talisman) surrounded with golden “zarri” thread and a floral header piece. Inside, the hand-stitched Urdu text is Khan’s “prayer for the possibility of home”.</p><p>Dua was selected by our Collections Team for the 10 × 10 for 10 exhibition. The show opens April 26. Learn more: <a href="https://letterformarchive.org/news/10-by-10-for-10-exhibition?utm_source=Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/news/10-</span><span class="invisible">by-10-for-10-exhibition?utm_source=Mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/10x10for10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>10x10for10</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ArtistsBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtistsBook</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Pakistani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pakistani</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Urdu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urdu</span></a></p>