Portfolio · 1996
Santa Cruz
Four blue etchings and a line from an Urdu poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz hold the coastal light of Santa Cruz beside an enduring sense of inner emptiness.
Date1996
MediumFour etchings printed in blue on Lana Gravure White paper, with separate Urdu text
SheetApproximately 18 × 14 in.
Edition20, plus two artist’s proofs
ProductionBaskin Art Studios, University of California, Santa Cruz
Zarina taught printmaking at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from 1992 to 1997 and returned to New York full-time in 1998. The four images move from Santa Cruz to Monterey Bay, Night Sea, and Dark Sea.
The portfolio includes a separate line of Urdu poetry by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, reproduced below in the approved wording.
Printed in blue, the sequence joins California’s coast and night sea with the cadence of Urdu poetry.
Faiz Ahmad Faizمگر دل ہے کہ اس کی خانہ ویرانی نہیں جاتی
But the heart cannot let go of its loneliness.
Archive sequence
Individual sheets
The four etchings are shown in their established order. Printed in blue, they move from coastal light toward the darkness of the night sea before the separate Urdu line closes the portfolio.