What if tomorrow you only have what you were grateful for today?
Take a moment, say thanks.
Take a moment, say thanks.
“I have a thirsty fishin me that can never find enough of what its thirsty for.” | Rumi
Absorbed in our dailylives, governed by advertisements constantly telling us about the new objectswhich we ‘must’ try, falling prey to the sorrow of not having the latest phonein our hands, or missing out on a big social event; we are all people whocomplain, who complain constantly about everything that is missing in ourlives, and thus, we over look our pot of gold: our surrounding, our society andmost importantly our selves. We have become ungrateful and ignorant abouteverything that we are blessed with.This thirst within us, telling us that there is something missing, cannot bequenched by adding more since contentment is only a result of appreciating whatis already present; by being grateful for what we have.
Gratitude is a twostep process developed by acknowledging a blessing and then expressingthankfulness towards its source. It is an emotion cultivated through remindersand conscious practice.
A Gracious Post is aninstallation which will take you on a journey, reminding you about all the freethings that you are blessed. It starts with reminding you about the blessingsin your surroundings, moving towards society, your physical self, then yourpsychological self, and finally your inner most senses; making you realize,that despite everything you feel is missing in your life, there is still somuch to be grateful about.
A Gracious Post alsogives you a chance to take back post-cards as reminders, and to send them outto people you are grateful for; or even better, let us deliver them to yourloved ones.
A Gracious Post would be done under the organization D.U.C.K (Designers Unite for a Cause Karachi.) A non-profit organization made up of pro-active designers who understand the responsibility of their talent and use it to create awareness for humanitarian cause. (http://www.facebook.com/duckarachi)
Come, lets count ourblessings together.
Thesis display photography credit: Sohail Zuberi and Sumra Jehan.
Absorbed in our dailylives, governed by advertisements constantly telling us about the new objectswhich we ‘must’ try, falling prey to the sorrow of not having the latest phonein our hands, or missing out on a big social event; we are all people whocomplain, who complain constantly about everything that is missing in ourlives, and thus, we over look our pot of gold: our surrounding, our society andmost importantly our selves. We have become ungrateful and ignorant abouteverything that we are blessed with.This thirst within us, telling us that there is something missing, cannot bequenched by adding more since contentment is only a result of appreciating whatis already present; by being grateful for what we have.
Gratitude is a twostep process developed by acknowledging a blessing and then expressingthankfulness towards its source. It is an emotion cultivated through remindersand conscious practice.
A Gracious Post is aninstallation which will take you on a journey, reminding you about all the freethings that you are blessed. It starts with reminding you about the blessingsin your surroundings, moving towards society, your physical self, then yourpsychological self, and finally your inner most senses; making you realize,that despite everything you feel is missing in your life, there is still somuch to be grateful about.
A Gracious Post alsogives you a chance to take back post-cards as reminders, and to send them outto people you are grateful for; or even better, let us deliver them to yourloved ones.
A Gracious Post would be done under the organization D.U.C.K (Designers Unite for a Cause Karachi.) A non-profit organization made up of pro-active designers who understand the responsibility of their talent and use it to create awareness for humanitarian cause. (http://www.facebook.com/duckarachi)
Come, lets count ourblessings together.
Thesis display photography credit: Sohail Zuberi and Sumra Jehan.
Invitation for exhibition
Invitation for exhibition
Invitation for exhibition
Invitation for exhibition
Invitation for exhibition (to be turned into a frame with a picture of something one is grateful for.)
Poster for postal service under A Gracious Post which would deliver the post cards.
Promotion of exhibition through gratitude tea celebrating the appreciation for the sense of taste and smell.
Ambient application of post-card backs with the messages in relevant areas: Face at a parlor.
Ambient application of post-card backs with the messages in relevant areas: Feet at walking track.
Ambient application of post-card backs with the messages in relevant areas: Friends at cafes.
Ambient application of post-card backs with the messages in relevant areas: sight at movie theaters.
Ambient application of post-card backs with the messages in relevant areas: taste at cafes.
Ambient application of post-card backs with the messages in relevant areas: think at office.
Exhibition Display
Exhibition display background
Thesis Display Exhibition
