The human mind is known to play several tricks with what one perceives, remembers and experiences. And a collage of such tricks is what makes for memories. Pakistani artist Asma Mundrawala explores the world of romanticised memories by taking a nostalgic trip back in time through her pop-up paper sculptures.

Mundrawala refers to German philosopher and essayist Walter Benjamin who observed that humans perceive events in two ways — consciously and unconsciously. The conscious mind perceives events in a particular period of time by automatically removing the unpalatable elements of an event, which results in happy and memorable experiences or as Benjamin calls it — the reminiscence.