A painting by Imran Qureshi

Join New Humanist's assistant editor Samira Shackle at the Barbican's Curve Gallery on 19 May, for a talk on "Pakistan,memory and place", to mark the opening of the award-winning artist Imran Qureshi's new exhibition.

Samira writes frequently on South Asia and her reporting has been nominated for this year's Words by Women and One World Media journalism awards.

For his first major London commission, Qureshi presents Where the Shadows are so Deep, a series of exquisite miniature paintings, drawing upon The Curve as a motif in this tradition. Beginning with gentle scenes of nature, the sequence of works gradually introduces darker elements, subtly implying the uncertainty of what lies around the bend. Hung at varying heights along the dramatic 90-metre span of the space, these delicate, jewel-like paintings lure the visitor in, demanding an altogether different kind of looking.

There will be a chance to see the paintings - as well as copies of New Humanist's Summer 2016 edition, hot off the presses.

Date: Thursday 19 May, 7pm

Venue: Curve Gallery, The Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS

Tickets: http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=19522