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

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

Ali Salman Anchan and his team of artists travelled to meet some of the people affected by last year’s devastating monsoon rains in Sindh province. They set to work covering an aid truck with vibrant images to share people’s stories of resilience and recovery

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.”

Top: the team prepare the former mobile clinic and artist Ali Salman Anchan begins the painting, which will tell stories of real people affected by last year’s floods; bottom: the portraits start to take shape

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