Name: Lokal: Sarah Kazmi, دسترخوان Bordduk, men på gulvet
Start: 2025-08-22T18:00:00+02:00
Location: urtegata 36, 0187 Oslo, Norway

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A bookstore and reading room curated by Sarah Kazmi exploring translation, multilingualism, and diaspora language. Inspired by Muhammad Anwar Soofi’s Pakistani bookstore previously located at Urtegata 36. Lokal: دسترخوان Bordduk, men på gulvet features publications from Soofi’s private collection, artist books from the independent art initiative Kurachee (Karachi), and a selection of language learning books in Urdu and Norwegian sourced from the National Library of Norway
Opening:
20.08.2025 18:00-21:00
Reading by Muhammad Anwar Soofi.
A conversation between artist Sarah Kazmi, Petri Henriksson, founder of Blank Blank studio, and Muhammad Anwar Soofi, founder of the first Pakistani bookstore in Norway (previously located at Urtegata 36, until 2022).
Finissage:
04.10.2025 13:00
live video talk between Sarah Kazmi and Kurachee
The Kurachee Reading Room is a tenderly collected set of artists’ books, exhibition catalogues, zines, art fair catalogues, archives, experimental publications and art related printed and written materials. They have previously been housed at the COMO Museum in Lahore (2021-2022), and are currently hosted by AAN Ideas Lab (Art Space and Museum), Karachi. The reading room is open to all those interested, whether it be for research, working, perusing, knowledge-seeking, inspiration, meeting for dialogue or to be present in.
Lokal is a temporary bookstore, invites a diverse range of artists to curate thematic publications at Urtegata 36. The venue has a longstanding reputation as a social hub. From the establishment of Meieribolagets Varer, a local dairy in 1917, which served as a frequent gathering spot for residents, to the subsequent occupation of the premises by a Pakistani bookstore and a Blank Blank design studio, Lokal has undergone various transformations. The creation of a temporary bookstore followed by events serves as a structured framework for promoting dialogue regarding the sharing of knowledge, historical narratives, and a sense of community.