March 16–April 29, 2023
Artist Jagdeep Raina’s solo exhibition “Beautiful Zameen,” hosted by California State University Bakersfield’s Todd Madigan Gallery, curated by Jedediah Caesar.
Jhani was invited by Jagdeep Raina to compose a response to the works in “Beautiful Zameen,” and to join him in conversation at the opening event at CSU Bakersfield’s Todd Madigan Gallery. After a screening of Ali Kazimi’s Narmada: A Valley Rises (1994) at the March 16, 2023 exhibition opening, Jhani and Jagdeep engaged Bakersfield community members as well as CSU Bakersfield students and faculty around local relationships to water rights and community-responsive artworks.
Jhani is currently collaborating with Jagdeep, PS Guelph, Musagetes, and Cooper Cole Gallery in Toronto to publish a collection of essays, poetry, and prose alongside images of Jagdeep’s works. The resulting book, Beautiful Zameen, is forthcoming in May 2026.