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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Photographs by Zoral Khurram Naik

After the floods, the future looks bright: truck art in Pakistan – a photo essay

The Phool Patti team of artists poses in front of the painted truck
The Phool Patti team poses in front of the painted truck. From left to right: truck artist Mohammad Gulraiz Afridi; portrait artist Shakeel Anjum; founder and creative director Ali Salman Anchan; senior truck artist Mumtaz Ahmad and truck artist Mohammad Amean. Photograph: Zoral Khurram Naik/DEC

Pakistan artist Ali Salman Anchan has received commissions from across the world. His “truck art” – known as Phool Patti in Urdu – appears in buildings in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. Most recently, his vibrant designs have brightened up the Pakistan embassy in Beijing.

But it was a commission to paint a van used to transport medical supplies after last year’s devastating floods in his home country that has been the most fulfilling, he says, adding: “It was an honour to be part of this project.”

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