'Rooted in the practice of the present, Making Waves, a compilation of published art reviews, attempts to identify and examine recent art trends and the forces defining their development. New media arts are established genres in the West but their artistic expression and public displays have escalated in Pakistan on in the last few years. Retooling their kits with fresh ideas, young minds are seeking new pastures. Their art is fueled by the technology revolution and mass media proliferation and they are locating their subjects and accessing materials from the wide spectrum of populist culture. Art making is evolving in an atmosphere of cultural turmoil, where tradition and modernity exist in (un)happy confusion. Volatile political conditions, religious constraints, socio economic crisis, gender inequalities, ethnic strife, violence and state censorship are other significant determinants. This volume reviews these shifts and the changing look and feel of art.' - from the back cover