“Whenever I’m asked how my work challenges the oh so prevalent patriarchy, I have only one thing to say - patriarchy exists because we have let it, and it’s not them and us. It’s every single one, everybody. Each time we kept quiet when we saw things happen and did nothing, said nothing. Each time we conformed, fit ourselves into boxes that weren’t made for us. Each time we let it happen over and over and over again. So with every art work I make, I aim to change this.” I was told Sarah Naqvi’s work is the kind that people love to hate by my friend, as we scrolled through her Instagram feed one day. Her feed is a commemoration of all things feminine - from beautiful female figures, to delicate embroidery, line work, paint and sketches. But seeing why she drew critics was also understandable.

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