Fajar Kayani is a multidisciplinary artist based in Manchester. Her practice mainly explores the significance of everyday objects and how their origins and daily use can be used to create a portrait or archive of the self. Working across zine-making, print, and poetry, Fajar takes inspiration from the mundane to extract works which aim to express a sense of nostalgia, memory and personal history.

Taking this concept, Fajar has enriched her research through the facilitation of workshops. She teaches both reflection and making, inviting others to explore how small, personal artefacts embed meaning in daily life. She has continued to expand on this through participatory projects, most notably her independent publications Into the Ether and One Day in August. 

Fajar’s work has been exhibited across the UK and in the Netherlands, and been featured in a number of notable zine festivals, including Over Here Zine Fest and Glasgow Zine Fest. 

She is the co-founder of Mango Jam, a collective of four artists from Pakistan and the Philippines. Their aim is to uplift South Asian and South East Asian communities through creativity, collaboration and cultural exchange.

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