The exhibition will continue till Feb 2.

An invitation card issued by the gallery quotes Mr Jaffer as saying that “the drawings in this exhibition, a selection made from more than 200 in number, have a long history. They were started with my last hospitalization in Karachi and were continued during my years away in Toronto. I carried on with them when I returned. During the time of being in hospital and being away, the sketch pad was like a memoir of my own experiences. Instead of words, I drew with a pen, recording each mood and feeling of being trapped in a bed, of being in exile, of homesickness”.

HE ADDS: “I feel a close affinity to these sketches, perhaps the way a writer is drawn to his own work, his diary of happenings. Though mute, I hope each work speaks of a different feeling and frame of mind. Perhaps one work speaks of an outer, estranged landscape, while another reflect my own unease. Throughout these months and years, the sketchpad has been a constant companion, perhaps therefore an honest witness to the turmoil within me.”