Book launching ceremony on Landmarks of Pakistan Drawings by Ute Elpers German porcelain painter held at PNCA

Islamabad:- (Adnan hameed)Pakistan National Council of the Arts hosted a fantastic new exhibition of Ute Elpers, a German Porcelain Painter, “Landmarks of Pakistan” on 17th August 2023 in collaboration with thye German-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and with the support of Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to celebrate the publication of the book on the drawings of Ute Elpers. The Chief Guest at the event was H.E. Mr. Alfred Grannas, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Guest of Honour was Ambassador Shahid Kamla, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany, who initiated and pioneered the compilation of the book. Ute Elpers (1935-2019) was a highly gifted artist trained as a porcelain and ceramic painter as well as in the art of using special ink pens. In 2003 Ute met Col (R) Folker Flasse, President of Humanity Care Foundation, a charitable organization registered in Germany and Pakistan. Col Flasse encouraged her to support the Foundation’s humanitarian work in Pakistan. Ute gifted 20 of her beautiful filigree ink drawings of landmarks of Pakistan to the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad. Ute’s drawings are a testament of her love for Pakistan which is reflected in a poem she wrote in 2013 titled "My Pakistan”. The book “Landmarks of Pakistan” is dedicated to the memory of Ute Elpers, an artist with a humanistic spirit who helped those affected by natural disasters in Pakistan. To showcase Ute Elper’s beautiful artwork Shahid Kamal, Former Ambassador to Germany, Folker Flasee and Professor Farrah Mahmood have compiled her drawings in the form of a coffee table book. The book is a bilingual edition in English and German. The event was attended by many VIPs, Dignitaries and artists. Publication of the book has been sponsored by the German-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) which is a platform for promoting economic and commercial relations between Germany and Pakistan.