"Rooted in Topophilia, my practice focuses on the ways we connect to the environments we inhabit and move through. Working across drawing, painting, printmaking and mixed media, I am interested in how architecture, colour, light and material hold memory and shape lived experience.
Trained in Indo-Persian miniature painting, I work through layered processes, often using geometry and altered perspectives. Domestic and transitional spaces recur in my work as sites where memory, movement and presence quietly intersect"
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The Chianciano Biennale 2026, held in Tuscany, Italy, is an international contemporary art exhibition presented across the Chianciano Art Museum and a network of galleries and historic venues throughout the town. Its ninth edition brought together more than 300 artists from around the world, creating a large-scale programme that connected museum spaces with the architecture and cultural setting of medieval Chianciano.
Pakistani artist Emaan Pirzada was selected to participate in the 2026 edition, presenting work from her ongoing practice exploring place, memory and the traces of human presence within domestic and architectural spaces.
