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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/60a8a9a7-5394-466f-bf8c-c0110452621f/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-16.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'Ka Ba Ddi: a breath, a move, a game', 2025 Single channel 16mm film with sound 9 minutes 40 seconds (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/c8c46be8-428a-46b4-8e59-014ec07d7ceb/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-17.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'Ka Ba Ddi: a breath, a move, a game', 2025 Single channel 16mm film with sound 9 minutes 40 seconds (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/9257fa27-36b7-426f-9ffc-4db28e6c6b27/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-12.jpg The Ring in the Fish Photograph of Mohammed Salim playing for Celtic in 1936 Digital copy of original photographer unknown. 209 x 149mm matte print on 2mm board on 18mm wall mount Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/6f59e562-7701-4ca2-9079-de89e1f5ca2e/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-34.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Syed Ali Ahmed, Alia Syed’s father, early 1960s Digital copy of original 208 x 148mm matte print on 2mm board on 18mm wall mount Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/000315e8-cbad-4dff-83a6-c14612a4abf5/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-31.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'The Dhaba - 1st Chapter: Mr. Sharif and 2nd Chapter: Mr. Bhari', 2025 Single channel 16 mm film with sound, 30 mins Projection dimensions: 286 x 477 cm (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/45b868cf-1e69-4ff1-ba38-b242d5bf4265/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-37.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Photograph of Nasreen Shahid as a child with her father in 1958 Digital copy of original 206 x 146mm matte print on 2mm board on 18mm wooden wall mount Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/6663475f-a134-4ecc-9724-1bca5ff9f475/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-92.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'A Suitcase Journey', 2025 Transcription from an interview with Nasreen Shahid 20 mins approx Projected onto wallpaper, dimensions: 280 x 180cm (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/a9fe1d89-a1f7-4a11-a5c4-f9aa5f3a838b/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-86.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'A Suitcase Journey' 2025 Transcription from an interview with Nasreen Shahid 20 mins approx Projected onto wallpaper, dimensions: 280 x 180cm (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/4dc17d94-106a-42a3-9f9c-e6590a22cf31/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-91.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'A Suitcase Journey' 2025 Transcription from an interview with Nasreen Shahid 20 mins approx Projected onto wallpaper, dimensions: 280 x 180cm (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/afa11b44-4c8b-45c3-8a45-cb06fc91b460/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-52.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'A Suitcase Journey', 2025 (detail) Projected transcription from an interview with Nasreen Shahid 20 mins approx Projected onto wallpaper, dimensions: 280 x 180cm (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/c67f1bc5-c62e-452d-8cc5-778188e471fa/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-64.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'A Suitcase Journey', 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on vintage red flock wallpaper Nasreen Shahid’s Suitcase, from the 1930s belonging to her grandfather Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/01f8a548-4ff8-4545-aaba-45c1bc6fe4f5/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-63.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'A Suitcase Journey', 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted onto vintage red flock wallpaper Nasreen Shahid’s Suitcase, from the 1930s belonging to her grandfather holding a photograph of him. Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/87fd34d7-7652-42ce-ab74-bf8c28ab279d/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-65.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'A Suitcase Journey', 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on vintage red flock wallpaper Nasreen Shahid’s Suitcase, from the 1930s belonging to her grandfather holding a photograph of him Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/8d3a5f01-f7be-4ecb-987c-342770a4e294/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-83.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 11 x Inkjet print from 120 negative mounted on vintage red flock wallpaper (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/9213b3aa-6903-415f-b466-ecc2e9761c5f/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-76.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 11 x Inkjet print digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on wallpaper (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/70533109-b948-4fbe-9615-1d40768bd02c/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-43.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 11 x digital scanned photographs from 120 negative mounted on wallpaper (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/a88cffd6-5a1c-4f8c-b901-e6d19e30636e/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-58.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 11 x digitally scanned photographed from 120 negative mounted on wallpaper (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/13034450-2b25-4cf6-aeaa-7391ed97a349/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-60.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on vintage red flock wallpaper Parveen Zahid’s 1000-rupee bill, gifted in a wallet for Eid by her sister-in-law over 30 years ago (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/208ece47-791c-4827-8e42-648de8912238/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-67.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on 2mm board on 18mm wall mount on vintage red flock wallpaper Rubina Khan’s Leather Belts, a selection of leather belts, hand-made by her father, Abdul Razzaq Khan (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/57516fcd-b44b-464a-ad95-c2bb48a4019c/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-70.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on vintage red flock wallpaper Rashida Afzal’s Silver Bracelet, originally part of a 1kg piece of silver from the 1870s, passed on as a wedding gift in 1975 (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/8a1ae055-bda7-4601-b73a-04aeaf4ab0f3/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-74.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on vintage red flock wallpaper Naz Parveen’s Red Book, handwritten journal of Urdu poetry, speeches & reflections from 1973 & on (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/e72ee879-af46-466c-a670-50c80ef6b86b/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-71.jpg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, ‘Material Memory’, 2025 (detail) Inkjet print (148 x 210mm matte) digitally scanned from 120 negative mounted on vintage red flock wallpaper Mussarat Ahmad’s Tasbih / prayer beads from Hajj, taken in 2012 on her 1st pilgrimage to Mecca (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/e22c3cbf-c63d-4c73-b5ca-a2097ed59b73/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-39.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Alia Syed, 'The Story of the Leather Belts', 2025 Digital copy of original, photo of Rubina Khan's family, 1970, 183 x 298 mm matte print on 2mm board on 18mm wall mount (installation view: CCA, Glasgow) Photo: Diana Dumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f071c142fa8f540255b07ed/1cb0b21c-3827-45e2-92e5-83a5b7e1ba8b/CCA_AliaSyed_DOCUMENTATION_29.05.2025-56.jpeg The Ring in the Fish Printed transcripts of audio interviews conducted with women from the Sekina Group / Glasgow Women's Library and audio interviews of Nasreen Shahid and Rubina Khan on headphones 47 mins