Visions of becoming and belonging: an (autobiographical) exploration of photo studios in Pakistan.

This research builds upon a creative practice-based engagement with the world of photography in the context of Pakistani popular culture. Focusing on photo studios and portraiture, the aim is to investigate the performativity of photographic images where the project enters the terrain of the vanishing with arrival of digital technology. What is not disappearing, however, is the desire to transform life by means of photographs where individuals are allowed to enter a fantasy world.